Daughter, mother, grandmother: Maria Milisavljević interweaves three biographies in her new play. She uses these life stories to tell the story of how society has changed over the decades and how women have been able to emancipate themselves, but also where there are still literally enormous deficits - right up to the rape and killing of women. Layer by layer, Anna Stiepani's production also reveals which patterns are passed on from generation to generation, which imperatives women have internalised - to their own detriment. In this way, ‘Staubfrau’ becomes a highly precise and concrete social analysis. Christine Wahl

With Lola Dockhorn, Nancy Mensah-Offei, Anita Iselin Soubeyrand

Director: Anna Stiepani Stage and costumes: Thurid Peine Lighting: Rasmus Stahel Dramaturgy: Elio Martin Romo

World premiere: 11.1.2025, Schauspielhaus Zurich Performance duration: 1 hour 20 minutes Performance rights: S. Fischer Theatre & Media, Frankfurt am Main Play print: Theatre today 3/2024

This production addresses violence against women and feminicide. It contains explicit descriptions of sexualised, psychological and physical violence. Sensory warning: fog.

A work commissioned by the Schauspielhaus Zürich read less