Friday, 11/14/2025
at 8:00 PM


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Halbe Wahrheiten
(Relatively Speaking)
Comedy by Alan Ayckbourn

London. 60s.
Greg doesn't have much experience with women yet, but he loves his girlfriend Ginny. She is just as young as he is, but she definitely has a past. So far, so modern.

When Greg finally gathers the courage to propose, a surprised Ginny travels to the countryside to finally break up with her persistent ex-lover Philip. Philip is somewhat older and married. To the suspicious Greg, Ginny claims she is going to visit her parents. Greg impulsively follows her, but arrives at the beautiful estate "The Willows" first. Here he encounters his fiancée's lover and his wife Sheila, but naturally mistakes them for his prospective in-laws. When Ginny later shows up, not only the lupins bloom in Philip's garden, but also the misunderstandings.

In one of his first plays, Alan Ayckbourn proves to be a master of comedy. The way four characters talk past each other and, out of sheer politeness, fail to get to the point is "very British" and disarmingly funny. Meanwhile, his characters are very much flesh-and-blood people. Even the seemingly naive Sheila has her little secrets. And the topic of marriage gets, as often with Ayckbourn, a completely unique perspective.

Doors open 30 minutes before the performance begins.

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