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Wind of Change

A special feature on the least funny topic in the world
By Sabrina Zwach and Susanne Abelein
Directed by Sabrina Zwach

Monologue, stand-up comedy, or performative self-reflection:
A hilarious solo show about menopause

Wind of Change brings a topic that has been taboo for far too long to the stage with unflinching honesty and quick wit: menopause. It’s about the female body—its energy, its demands, and its unstoppable transformations. Because aging affects us all, whether we like it or not.

With force, fury, and wit, Sabrina Zwach’s play unleashes its rousing hit potential. In Susanne Abelein’s brilliant solo performance, beauty, sex, Jesus, and the holy foreskin play a not insignificant role. It becomes clear that menopause is not only a biological phenomenon, but also a political and social one.

“Smart, enlightening, funny, political, necessary, and just as self-determined as it is entertaining. Seriously.” ps-Zeitung, Zurich

World premiere: Fabriktheater Zurich (in co-production with Fabriktheater Rote Fabrik Zurich, Migros Culture Percentage, Elisabeth Weber Foundation, Canton of Zurich Cultural Promotion/Swisslos, Ernst Göhner Foundation)

Cast

  • Susanne Abelein
    Performance

Team

  • Susanne Abelein
    Concept / Text Contribution
  • Sabrina Zwach
    Concept / Writer / Director
  • Nic Tillein
    Costume
  • Polina Lapkovskaja
    Sound
  • Ueli Kappeler
    Lightning
Dates
Thu 12.11. 19:30

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