“The absurd blends with the serious, the complex with the trivial, and big-picture ideas meet personal slices of reality.”

FURIOS MAGAZINE on ‘Fall(t)raum’, Berlin.

Directing

I kicked off my creative journey in the quirky world of the Berlin Fringe back in 2014, where I co-wrote performances blending autobiographical material with snippets of Berlin’s vibrant community. Along the way, I snagged some funding from Fonds Soziokultur (for under 25s - seems like a long time ago!). My other adventures with federspiel were all about taking classic tales & stories, giving them a playful feminist twist, and turning them into electrifying, modern-day dramas.

In 2018, I made the leap to the UK, where I trained as an actor at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. Here, I found myself diving deeper into professional acting, collaborative writing, and devising (yes, you can find some of those projects here).

Now, I’ve graduated from RADA (MA Theatre Lab) in early 2025 and apart from my collaborative devising work, I’m ready to step into the world of professional directing. The future is looking bright - and I’m pretty excited about the possibilities!

  • Person in striped shirt crouching next to a table with another person hiding underneath in dim lighting.

    Klartexte

    [Time to Come Clear]. 2018.

    Theater des Verlängerten Wohnzimmers

    Supported by

    JFE Wannsee, Theaterhaus Berlin Mitte, Jugendkulturzentrum Königstadt, Haus der Jugend Zehlendorf

    Text + Directing 

    Anita Brokmeier, Anna Clart, Philine Köln.

    Cast

    Steffen Aicheler, Behrad Beh Nezhad, Marie-Luise Böhm-Wagner, Anita Brokmeier, Anna Clart, Philine Köln 

    Is communication the solution or the problem? In this scenic carousel, classic characters from Fontane to Ovid juggle between understanding, misunderstanding and utter confusion.

  • Two dancers performing a contemporary dance on stage, with dramatic lighting highlighting their movements.

    Fall(t)raum

    [Falling Dreams]. 2018.

    Theaterforum Kreuzberg, Theaterhaus Berlin Mitte.

    Funded and supported by

    Fonds Soziokultur e.V.

    Text + Directing

    Anita Brokmeier, Isabelle Schulz

    Performed by

    Steffen Aicheler, Anita Brokmeier, Anna Clart, Isabelle Schulz

    Choreographic, kaleidoscopic piece about the political dimensions of fear & anxiety including verbatim from Berlin’s elderly, refugees & students.

  • Two men looking in different directions against a dark background.

    Tristan

    Theaterforum Kreuzberg and Theaterhaus Mitte, 2017.

    Text + Directing

    Anita Brokmeier, Anna Clart

    Cast

    Daria Bak, Behrad Beh Nezhad, Stefanie Darnesa, Marcel Frank, Fabrice Riese, Sophie Seja, Chris Swientek

    Artistic Support

    Marcel Frank, Joana Lavie, Mandy Speda

    “All heroes kill. That’s why we call them heroes.”

    Tristan loves his uncle. His lover. His wife. And betrays them all. Himself included?

    Inspired by Eilhart von Oberg's 13th-century Tristrant und Isalde.

  • Person in a dramatic, dark stage setting wearing a blue suit, standing barefoot and facing forward with a microphone stand.

    Sandglastreiben

    [Sandglass Adrift]

    ORWO-Haus Berlin, Theaterhaus Mitte, 2016.

    Finalist at Mix it Competition Berlin.

    Text + Directing

    Anita Brokmeier, Isabelle Schulz

    Performed by

    Anita Brokmeier, Marcel Frank, Rebecca Hoffmann, Isabelle Schulz, Sophie Séja.

    Original, humorous piece about the relationship of time and modern day capitalism.

  • S + V

    Theaterhaus Mitte, Theater Strahl and Atrium Berlin, September 2016.

    Funded and supported by

    Fonds Soziokultur e.V., Atrium Berlin, JFH Wannsee, Jugendkulturzentrum Königstadt, Haus der Jugend Zehlendorf.

    Text + Directing

    Anita Brokmeier, Anna Clart.

    Cast

    Daria Bak, Nicole Draszow, Stefanie Feldman, Helena Klaus, David Lison, Niklas Luft, Armin Moallem, Jasmina Mosorovic, Lydia Radosavljevic, Fabrice Riese, Michael R. Scholze, Martina Seidel, Marta Sroka, Mandy Speda

    Talking as riddling. Dancing as politics. Marriage as financial planning. That’s the world of Pride and Prejudice. A free, supplemented, translated adaptation from Austen with voices from Berlin’s youth.

  • Two women performing on stage in a dramatic scene; one is gesturing with hands raised and the other looks on attentively, both in black clothing.

    Mondschweine

    [Moonpiglets]. 2014-15.

    Theaterhaus Berlin Mitte, Theater Zukunft, Mensch Meier, bühne 8 Cottbus.

    Text + Performance

    Anita Brokmeier, Isabelle Schulz.

    Autiobiographical material about life dreams merging with animal rights and diverse voices from Berlin’s grandmas, students and (un)employed citizens.