Tim Etchells with Bert and Nasi: "L'Addition"

A waiter. A customer. A simple order. And then — chaos. In L’Addition, the brilliant physical theatre duo Bert and Nasi, under the direction of noted British contemporary theatre-maker Tim Etchells, takes a seemingly ordinary restaurant scene and twists it into an absurd, hilarious, and unsettling theatrical experiment.

The two performers are armed with (or trapped in) a single scene — a customer orders a drink from a waiter. And then things go awry.  The same moment plays out again and again, shifting with each repetition — sometimes in silence, sometimes in rapid-fire dialogue — until roles, power, and meaning completely unravel. Is it a nightmare? A farce? A reflection of our own disorienting world?

With razor-sharp timing, physical precision, and dark humor, L’Addition orchestrates a complex hilarious and explosive performance from simple materials and turns the familiar into the surreal, proving that in theatre, as in life, someone always has to pay the bill.

This performance will last approximately 75 minutes with no intermission.*

Recommended for ages 6 and up

These performances contain mature language.

*Run times listed here are based on information provided at this time and are subject to change.

This is Bert and Nasi's first performance at the center.