A TRIAL

Thomas Stockmann, a doctor at a spa in a small town whose economy depends on thermal tourism, discovers serious contamination in the local waters. He decides to make his findings public, and the clash between moral duty and economic interests leads the community to brand him “An Enemy of the People.”

Nearly 150 years have passed since Henrik Ibsen wrote this play, yet its themes have never been more relevant—ecology, the complex relationship between politics and science, the role of the press, fake news, and discourses oscillating between “freedom of expression” and threats to democracy are now central issues.

It was from the desire to bring a public debate on these themes to the stage that the collaboration between Christiane Jatahy and Wagner Moura emerged.

However, A Trial is not an adaptation of An Enemy of the People, but an original text that transforms the theatre into a courtroom. A courtroom in which the play’s main characters revisit past events to once again pose the question: is Thomas Stockmann truly an enemy of the people? Do his actions and words represent a threat to democracy? This time, however, it is the audience who will judge—and decide.