Theresia Walser
Theresia Walser (born 20 November 1967) is a German playwright, known for comedies with grotesque elements.
Life and career
[edit]Theresia Walser was born in Friedrichshafen on 20 November 1967 and is the youngest daughter of the writer Martin Walser. She is a sister of the actress Franziska Walser and the writers Johanna and Alissa Walser and a half-sister of the journalist Jakob Augstein.[1]
Walser was trained as a geriatric nurse and after that completed training as an actress, which led her into playwriting.[1] Her plays are usually comedies and known for grotesque elements; Die Zeit has called her "the German master of the grotesque on stage".[2] Her play Monsun im April (2008) is an absurd murder mystery in an office environment.[3] Ich bin wie ihr, ich liebe Äpfel (2013) is about the wives of dictators.[4] Herrinnen (2014) is about the judgemental dynamics between women careerists.[5] In the dark comedy Die Empörten (2019), she creates a meeting between a green opportunist and a right-wing populist.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Beer, Barbara (8 April 2014). "Die Jüngste aus dem Walser-Clan". Kurier (in German). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ Müller, Roland (27 April 2019). "Nervöse Akustik". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ Dürr, Anke (13 December 2008). "Chef sein - Achtung Lebensgefahr!". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ Becker, Tobias (9 January 2013). "Die Spielerfrauen der Politiker". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ Becker, Tobias (30 October 2014). "Platz da, Schwester!". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ Noack, Bernd (19 August 2019). "Rechte Parolen und rot-grüne Gutmenschen". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
