„Three Kingdoms“ is a play by Simon Stephens that examines remote places of Europe and human mind. The action takes place all over the continent, moves in centres and periphery, bars and offices, rooms and forests. The story that begins with eggs and bacon ends in a mystical un-known. Two detectives start to investigate a brutal crime and soon find themselves in the midst of the weirdest subjects of human trafficking. In this business there are no loans and credits. Here all deals are final. Meetings that should advance the investigation eventually form a complicated pattern of knots, setbacks, entanglements and deceptive appearances.

Sebastian Nübling is a German director who has become one of the most important authors in German speaking space. His handwriting... Well, that’s why he is good - he doesn’t have handwriting. He is not a guy who would execute already found solutions. While preparing each staging he searches, blunders, tests, finds, gets disappointed and creates. Directing both contemporary and classical texts, in both big theatres and with young actors Nübling has retained vigour, flexibility and creative passion, a really rare commodity in today’s art.

The designer is Ene-Liis Semper, musical director Lars Wittershagen. Cast: Nick Tennant, Ferdy Roberts, Rupert Simonian (all London), Steven Scharf, Cigdem Teke, Lasse Myhr (Münchner Kammerspiele) and Risto Kübar, Mirtel Pohla, Tambet Tuisk, Rasmus Kaljujärv, Sergo Vares, Jaak Prints and Gert Raudsep (Theatre NO99).

The performance is produced by Theatre NO99, Münchner Kammerspiele and Lyric Hammersmith. Münchner Kammerspiele (est. 1911) is one of the biggest and most influential theatres in Germany. In the recent years Kammerspiele stands out through its institutional flexibility, artistic diversity and a very strong cast, while addressing important topics of the society.

Lyric Hammersmith (est. 1895) is a London theatre that has become one of the most important British stages in the recent years. Hammersmith is distinguished by original and non-commercial productions that have brought them many awards and praise of critics.

„Three Kingdoms“ premiers as part of the programme of the European Capital of Culture Tallinn 2011 on 17 September in Tallinn, on 14 October in Münchner Kammerspiele and as part of London World Stage Festival on 3 May 2012.
NB! Only 15 performances in Tallinn.