The Fritz Theater Ensemble is taking on a cinematic classic. “8 Women” won a Silver Bear at the 2002 Berlinale and received the European Film Award.
It was supposed to be an idyllic family gathering, but then the master of the house is found lying on his back in his room, stabbed to death. The phone line has been cut, the gate is locked, and the car has suddenly broken down. Clearly murder. Cut off from the outside world, it quickly becomes clear to the women present that only one of them could be the culprit: Was it the sophisticated mistress of the house, Gaby; her intelligent daughter, Susanne; the hyperactive younger sister, Catherine; the miserly grandmother, the old maid Augustine; the housekeeper, Madame Chanel; the new, cunning chambermaid; or the dead man’s wicked sister, Pierette?
This clever blend of crime comedy and character study, peppered with theatrical interludes, is hilariously funny and gripping right up to the stunning climax!