Kultur- und Kongresszentrum La Poste, Theatersaal, La Post Platz 4, 3930 Visp
Play by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Let's assume you are financially at the end of your rope and then someone comes along and makes you an immoral offer. How far are you prepared to go? An almost fateful question. The offer awakens hopes, desires and fears. Many things are possible under the guise of society... Even murder? How far will people go in the pursuit of personal prosperity? This is the subject of Friedrich Dürrenmatt's bitterly wicked and grotesquely comic parable "The Visit of the Old Lady" from 1956.
Güllen, once a flourishing town, is on the brink of financial bankruptcy. Will the people of Güllen accept the offer of billionaire Claire Zachanassian? This morally dubious offer oscillates between a brutal act of revenge and a cry for justice. Can moral, ethical principles be thrown overboard with money? New wealth on a single condition: One billion for the body of her former lover. Will Güllen be able to resist the temptation of this offer? A stimulating and captivating play that seems more relevant today than ever.
After its premiere at the Schauspielhaus Zurich, "The Visit of the Old Lady" went on to triumphantly tour the world's stages and was also made into several films.
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
Güllen, once a flourishing town, is on the brink of financial bankruptcy. Will the people of Güllen accept the offer of billionaire Claire Zachanassian? This morally dubious offer oscillates between a brutal act of revenge and a cry for justice. Can moral, ethical principles be thrown overboard with money? New wealth on a single condition: One billion for the body of her former lover. Will Güllen be able to resist the temptation of this offer? A stimulating and captivating play that seems more relevant today than ever.
After its premiere at the Schauspielhaus Zurich, "The Visit of the Old Lady" went on to triumphantly tour the world's stages and was also made into several films.
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.