Klaras Verhältnisse / Anna und Martha

Klara's Circumstances: Klara provokes her dismissal; she wants to find a real purpose and lead a different life. In her search—a journey through the reality of West Germany—she encounters a variety of desires and longings. Klara's Circumstances is a tragicomic balancing act between reality and dreams, between lofty aspirations and banal abysses, filled with optimistic sadness.

Anna and Martha: Anna is a seamstress and nearsighted, while Martha is a cook and has a mobility impairment. For decades, they have served the brewing family Bierbaum. Trapped in their own history, they remember and torment each other in merciless rituals, waiting for a mistress who no longer appears. Or has she been transported to the freezer in a revolutionary act? A play about power, dependence, and time. Anna and Martha premiered under the title 'The Third Sector' at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg in May 2001. This edition is an unaltered reprint of the play under a new title.