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The triangle: stable yet unstable – like a wooden stool that wobbles but never falls. No wonder that threesomes are so fascinating. This is also true for psychologist Evelyn, who moves into an old apartment in Vienna and meets three sisters there, while outside a new era is brewing. Between spooky touches and sometimes not-so-mild horror, a dark comedy unfolds, its humour hitting exactly where it hurts.

In her first commissioned work for the Schauspielhaus Zürich, Barbi Marković explores the relationship between three sisters who are so closely connected that closeness becomes a weapon. Without filters, without distance, without self-control, they play a merciless strategic game of family dependence. Strong female characters fight out the struggles, annoyances and joys of life – with wit, pain and pace. The allusion to Chekhov is pure coincidence and entirely intentional.

Marković's texts are humorous, profound and surreal. Director Christina Tscharyiski translates them to the stage with a sense of language and a passion for acting. Together with a powerful ensemble, she brings the play to the stage for its world premiere at the start of the year.