A Murderous Sunday
17. sep 2026, 19:30 - 22:00
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‘A Murderous Sunday’
A crime comedy by Jack Jaquine (running time approx. 2 hours, including an interval)
Yet another day when nothing happens, when it rains incessantly. The lonely sisters Helene and Clarissa long for a change of pace. Life in their tranquil village in the Waldviertel, caught up in a sisterly love-hate relationship, is monotonous. Their daily companion: dreadful boredom.
On similarly dreary days, they had once let the bath overflow so they could receive male visitors. But after 197 days of unbroken boredom, a flying visit from the emergency plumbing service is no longer enough for the eccentric sisters.
A missing persons notice in the newspaper gives them an idea to liven up their weekend: in an anonymous letter to the police, they accuse themselves of murdering their neighbour, who has vanished without a trace. Sure enough, the local inspector promptly turns up for the ‘murder game’. Wonderful: male visitors! How exciting.
To him, everything he sees and hears here seems highly suspicious. The two sisters stage a dangerous game, entangle themselves in contradictions and get themselves into trouble with increasingly bizarre behaviour. Harmless clues turn into charges; accusations hang in the air. Incredible entanglements – mad, malicious and endearing all at once.
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A crime comedy by Jack Jaquine (running time approx. 2 hours, including an interval)
Yet another day when nothing happens, when it rains incessantly. The lonely sisters Helene and Clarissa long for a change of pace. Life in their tranquil village in the Waldviertel, caught up in a sisterly love-hate relationship, is monotonous. Their daily companion: dreadful boredom.
On similarly dreary days, they had once let the bath overflow so they could receive male visitors. But after 197 days of unbroken boredom, a flying visit from the emergency plumbing service is no longer enough for the eccentric sisters.
A missing persons notice in the newspaper gives them an idea to liven up their weekend: in an anonymous letter to the police, they accuse themselves of murdering their neighbour, who has vanished without a trace. Sure enough, the local inspector promptly turns up for the ‘murder game’. Wonderful: male visitors! How exciting.
To him, everything he sees and hears here seems highly suspicious. The two sisters stage a dangerous game, entangle themselves in contradictions and get themselves into trouble with increasingly bizarre behaviour. Harmless clues turn into charges; accusations hang in the air. Incredible entanglements – mad, malicious and endearing all at once.
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
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