DER ABEND VOR DEM DANACH

About the show

Irene had other plans than accompanying her husband, Luca, to an intimate dinner hosted by his boss, Gabriel. But Gabriel is wealthy and cultured, and he has a job to offer that could instantly catapult Luca into a new income bracket. What’s more, Gabriel’s new girlfriend, Alexandra, will be there—and Irene is curious about her. So she goes along—after all, who knows what the evening might bring? No one. Yet, at some point, Irene realizes she is about to learn something she will never be able to forget. For Luca, far more is at stake than just money. And Alexandra? Lisa Wentz is one of the leading Austrian playwrights of her generation. Her plays combine linguistic precision with psychological depth, and polished dialogue with a clear political stance. Her commissioned work, Der Abend vor dem Danach (The Evening Before the Aftermath), begins like a sparkling comedy before ruthlessly revealing the violence lurking beneath the glittering surfaces.