STÜTZLIWÖSCH SUPERTRANS UNO

In transition, with a squeaky voice from Testogel and peach fuzz on his upper lip, travelling to Italy to visit relatives?! Phew. Matteo dreads his four quasi-grandmothers and all the others in the village who still know him as Isabella, dreads their looks and comments. But he wants to spend time with his sick father Aldo, and so begins a road trip together that develops into a touching exploration of masculinity and queerness. While Matteo experiences a second puberty between gender euphoria and dysphoria, Aldo feels his own strength waning. With fragile bodies, they struggle for recognition and understanding in each other's mirror – until suddenly everything around them begins to falter.

STÜTZLIWÖSCH SUPERTRANS – UNO marks the start of Swiss author Kay Matter's brand new three-part theatre series, written for the Schauspielhaus Zürich, which will be staged by three exciting and diverse directors over the course of the season. A high-calibre young generation collaborates to tell a story of an ambivalent father-child relationship, of self-confidence and shame, of frustration and unconditional love.

Kay Matter's work on STÜTZLIWÖSCH SUPERTRANS was supported by the SchreibZeit scholarship from Stiftung Niedersachsen (2025).