When does the performance take place?

The performance takes place on Tuesday, February 23, 2027, at 7:30 PM.

Where will Home I’m Darling be performed?

The performance will take place at Theater am Hagen, Am Hagen 61, 94315 Straubing.

How much do the tickets cost?

Tickets are available from 22 Euros.

Who wrote Home I’m Darling?

The play is by the British playwright Laura Wade and will be performed in German translation by Michael Raab.

How long does the performance last?

The stated running time is approximately two hours.

What is the play about?

Judy gives up her modern career to realize an idealized life in the 1950s with her husband Johnny. However, the domestic idyll increasingly comes under pressure.

Home I’m Darling: When the perfect 1950s idyll meets modern reality

Name: Home I'm Darling
Start: 2027-02-23T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2027-02-23T21:30:00+01:00
Location: Theater am Hagen

When the perfect 1950s idyll begins to crack

On February 23, 2027, the door to a world of petticoats, cheese hedgehogs, cocktails, and flawless housewife romance opens at the Theater am Hagen Straubing. Home I’m Darling, in the German version Zuhause bin ich Darling, combines pointed social satire with a touching question: How much of the past can a modern life bear?

A marriage in retro shine

Judy and Johnny love the 1950s so much that Judy gives up her career and life as an independent modern woman. She dedicates herself entirely to the ideal of the perfect wife and homemaker. The apartment becomes the stage for a carefully choreographed dream: Every gesture is precise, the dinner is ready, and the domestic order seems to promise security.

Laura Wade's sharp dramaturgy

Laura Wade crafts a comedy that unearths social tensions beneath its shiny surface. The production immerses us in the conflicts between self-realization, gender roles, nostalgia, and economic reality. While Judy clings to her Doris Day paradise, Johnny's professional situation falters. The private idyll loses its foundation.

Between laughter and quiet unease

The charm of this stage art lies in the contrast: After the buoyant retro magic comes the disillusionment, after the humorous dialogue the painful realization. Even Judy's mother Sylvia, who raised her daughter in a hippie commune, meets the domestic ideal with misunderstanding. Her objection, that she did not fight for this life, points to the ideological core of the piece.

An award-winning comedy about modern life designs

Home I’m Darling was awarded the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy in 2019. The history of the production ranges from the world premiere at Theatr Clwyd to London and numerous international productions. Wade's theatrical craft combines tempo, precise characterization, and a dramaturgical height that transforms the comedic play into a serious engagement with modern womanhood.

The stage experience in Straubing

At the Theater am Hagen, the sensual signs of the 1950s meet a story that remains firmly anchored in the present. Costumes, set design, lighting mood, and acoustics carry the retro magic, while the audience's reactions swing between hearty laughter and contemplative silence. This creates a stage experience that entertains while sharpening the perspective on role models and notions of happiness.

Conclusion: Comedy with a sharp eye

The audience can expect an elegant, witty, and increasingly stirring theatrical atmosphere. Home I’m Darling shows how quickly a perfect dream can turn into a fragile backdrop. Anyone wishing to experience performing art with social relevance, pointed direction, and surprising emotional depth should not miss this evening at the Theater am Hagen.