The Golden City
Divadlo v Dlouhé, Prague
A story of two young women yearning for a future in a world that is returning to the old golden times.
The year is 2039. After wars, the world is trying to return to the old golden times — people change their language, gestures, and clothing according to ideas about a time when the world was still normal. Vienna from over a hundred years ago has become the ideal: neighbourliness is cultivated, crafts flourish, walks and horse races are enjoyed, men protect women, the family experiences a golden age, and everyone knows their place. Will Marianna and Elizabeth find true love and forgiveness? Will they find their true life in the Golden City?
The production combines two plays by interwar dramatist Ödön von Horváth: Tales from the Vienna Woods and Faith, Hope and Charity.