The Lobster considers

Théâtre National du Luxembourg (TNL), Luxembourg2 dates

A government-certified kitchen. The year is unspecified but close. The consumption of food has been bureaucraticized and pleasure is administratively inconvenient. Like every morning, State Points Auditor Vetch routinely checks the water temperature of the cauldron when Citizen M comes to claim her lobster. She has accumulated enough Alimentary Merit Points to be entitled to this trophy. Sucking on the crustacean’s claws, she secretly hopes to finally feel something—and Vetch’s long closeted…