Kammerspiele #1 Eifersucht I Die Nacht der Lesben

In the organizer's words:

August Strindberg attends a rehearsal of his new play, in which his ex-wife and (also) her new girlfriend take part. The evening develops into a psychological chamber play in which Strindberg vacillates between anger and vulnerability and questions his misogyny and paranoid delusions. A broken man who actually seeks understanding, but instead alienates the people around him. Themes such as gender roles and power dynamics in relationships are central to the work of Swedish director Markus Öhrn. His award-winning works are characterized by a special aesthetic: The performers wear papier-mâché masks, voices are acoustically alienated, movements are extremely slowed down - all with great wit and humor.

Markus Öhrn's "Kammerspiele" series is produced exclusively for Schauspiel Köln. "Die Nacht der Lesben" is the first of six episodes in five seasons until 2030.

Öhrn received the special Nestroy Prize in 2019 for "3 Episodes of Life" and was nominated in the "Best Director" category in 2023 for "Scenes from a Marriage" (Volkstheater Wien).