Stolz und Vorurteil* (*oder so)

In the organizer's words:

Comedy by Isobel McArthur / After Jane Austen

German by Silke Pfeiffer

It's complicated. Mrs. Bennet has five daughters whom she urgently needs to marry. As stipulated by patriarchal inheritance law, at least one of the daughters has to find herself a suitable bachelor in order to secure the family's inheritance. When the exceptionally amiable and also exceptionally wealthy Charles Bingley moves into the neighborhood, happiness seems within reach. At the town ball, the motto is: Entertain! Dance! Singing! While sparks begin to fly between Jane and Bingley, the proud Elizabeth clashes with the snooty Mr. Darcy. On the way to the happy ending, there are of course numerous misunderstandings to clear up, wounded vanities to heal and emotional entanglements to untangle.
In Isobel McArthur's acclaimed new version of Jane Austen's classic novel Pride and Prejudice, five maids finally take the floor and tell a modern, fast-paced and witty story about economic dependencies and female self-determination. This is where Jane Austen meets pop culture, and when emotions get the better of them, they take to the microphone and sing.

With the comedy 'Pride and Prejudice* (*or something)', the Volkstheater landed a direct hit at the opening of the drama season. A truly wild quintet of unleashed comedians in 18 roles not only hit the laugh muscles of the amused audience, but also a nerve.
(Dietrich Pätzold, Ostsee-Zeitung)