FESTE

A wedding is to take place in a stately house by the sea. At the back, in the dark backyard, there is great excitement. Things are being delivered, cleaned, tidied up, guarded and disposed of. From the janitor to the cook, from the cleaning lady to the manager, everyone is doing their best to make the party in the high house an unforgettable experience. In the shadow of the festive villa, the servants try to secure their place in the strict pecking order. Condemned to stand in the background, they fight for their dignity and the respect of the rich and powerful in the hustle and bustle of the hectic preparations.

When a strange woman suddenly appears in the backyard, order is slowly but surely thrown out of kilter. Heavily pregnant and carrying a heavy rucksack, she seeks refuge in the courtyard. In exchange for protection and basic necessities, she soon discreetly offers her help. As if by magic, the stranger weaves a delicate web of relationships and the lives of the residents and staff begin to change gradually. Rigidity gives way to flexibility, unfulfillable wishes are fulfilled and panic attacks are soothed by the power of the new life.

While the wedding of the daughter of the house is celebrated in the villa with glamor, party hustle and bustle and beautiful appearances, the celebration of life, with all its abysses and contradictions, takes place in the backyard.

FESTE is a fairy tale without words for adults, in a poetic mixture of bitter tragedy and dark slapstick. A tragicomic story about the hunt for individual happiness, but behind which there is more.

A fairy tale for adults that is both amusing and poignant, with the Flöz family's special blend of biting glances and political commentary. - Broadway World

A really great combination of character acting and music, incredibly diverse ideas and stories, always new twists and turns - it really is full of life on stage. [...] And the madness is that these many characters are brought to the stage by just three actors! - rbb culture

It quickly becomes clear that the title 'FESTE' is used ambiguously. For the wedding feast, and for the fortress, behind whose high walls you can hear the sea rushing but cannot see it. A symbol for "Fortress Europe", which seals itself off from foreigners. Nevertheless, the production does not come across as a political and moral enlightenment play, but is deeply human and touching at every moment. - Berliner Morgenpost

The Flöz family astonishes the audience. The everyday life of a cleaning lady in search of human relationships, the playfulness of a lazy janitor, the mischievous work of an irascible cook, the fears of an agitated newlywed and the discovery of a gentle tenderness that can comfort. - La Repubblica, Italy