Pět dramat vzniklých v rozmezí let 1992-2001 podává obraz jedné z nejvýraznějších současných německých dramatiček. Pěticí her prostupuje autorčina angažovanost, sklon k tragédii, ale i distance, beznadějná ironie a tichý šklebivý smích. Životně nebezpečná spojení, která však lze rozdělit jen ztěží, podává Dea Loher ve svém umělém jazyku, jehož chlad i staccato překotné mluvy jako by odpovídaly poměrům panujícím v dramatech. Přes formální blízkost k postmodernismu zdůrazňuje Dea Loher sociální zodpovědnost autora a vyznává...

Communist. Jew. Revolutionary. Lover. Mother. Olga Benario's story is a searing tale of survival as alongside her fellow prisoners she struggles to hold onto her disintegrating sense of self. Based on real events of the 1930s-40s focusing on Benario's time in Brazil and Germany, this gripping play was the first work by one of Europe's foremost contemporary dramatists, Dea Loher, and was originally performed in 1992.
After their highly successful run in Luxembourg City, Speaking in Tongues bring the English-language world premiere to London.

Dea Loher is one of the most powerful and individual voices in German theatre today. This volume brings together three of her plays, translated into English.
Olga's Room
Communist. Jew. Revolutionary. Lover. Mother. Olga Benario's story is a searing tale of survival as alongside her fellow prisoners she struggles to hold onto her disintegrating sense of self. Based on real events of the 1930s-40s, Dea Loher's gripping first play spans Brazilian revolution and Nazi dictatorship.
Innocence
A city by the sea. 14 people on the edge. Illegal immigrants...