Relationship drama in the academy theater: play with the truth exposed!

Relationship drama in the academy theater: play with the truth exposed!

A fascinating double premiere celebrated on February 15, 2025 in the Vienna Academy Theater of the Burgtheater: the pieces "Easy" and "Ellen Babić" by Marius von Mayenburg. The first, "no matter", says of a couple in whom the pressure of the woman's career leads to a dramatic conflict while overloading the male partner. Caroline Peters and Michael Wächter play this couple, whose balance is faltering in the relationship when a gift from a business trip becomes a point of dispute. Thomas Jonigk's clever staging maintains the audience with a lot of humor and accurate dialogues, while gender roles are constantly changing and the topics of inequality and respect are treated, as reported by onlineerker.com.

intensive topics in "Ellen Babić"

In the second piece "Ellen Babić", Mayenburg illuminates a same -sex relationship between Astrid, a teacher, and her former student Klara. Their harmonious relationship is shaken by the unexpected confrontation with the school director Wolfram, who confronts her with an accusation that not only endangers her career, but also her love. The actors Dörte Lyssewski and Maresi Riegner impressively bring emotional and complex events onto the stage. It becomes clear that this is not just about love, but also about abuse of power and social prejudices, which gives the piece a threatening depth, as is also emphasized in the explanations of Kleinezeitung.at.

Both productions enjoyed strong applause and will continue in separate performances in the coming weeks. With simple but effective stage designs by Lisa Däßler and relevant topics of today's meaning, the pieces impress with not only through their appealing presentations, but also through the deep insights into interpersonal relationships and social dynamics. It remains exciting how these current topics are implemented as part of the further performances.