That is the title of a play written by Thomas Bernhard in 1984 (which is when InterFace AG was founded).
There is a simple explanation for the mysterious title: It has nothing to do with the play. In his inimitable way, Thomas Bernhard chose the title in order to honour three actors who were playing under the direction of Claus Peymann in Bochum: Ilse Ritter, Kirsten Dene and Gert Voss. Well, it was a great riddle for me, too.
It is a great 3-persons-play, excellently produced by Antoine Uitdehaag at the charming Cuvilliés Theatre in the “Residenz”. Ludwig (Stefan Hunstein) has an older sister (Ulrike Willenbacher) and a younger sister (Barbara Melzl). And it is a family saga: there are arguments, there are love, caring, discussions, fights, respect and hatred.
The play intrudes deeply into the sub-conscious. Basically, there should be a warning printed on the tickets:
Careful! Experiencing this play, especially sitting in the front rows, increases your tendency to have nightmares.
Ludwig is torn between genius and madness. His sisters try to cope with it by using totally different strategies. Thus, the drama proceeds…
I found the brilliantly presented schizoid personality disorder of Ludwig especially exciting. Lucky is he who never experienced something similar himself! Yet the way the sisters deal with the problem is no less alarming and exquisite.
And on our way home after having watched the play, I was no longer sure if I had not seen a little of myself.
The next time the drama will be played is Saturday, July, 17th, at 7.30 p.m. in the Cuvilliés Theatre!
Go and see it!
RMD
(Translated by EG)
P.S.
As in all my theatre reviews, the pictures were taken from the “Residenz” theatre press releases.
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