When does the performance take place?

The performance is scheduled for 09.10.2026 at 20:00.

How much is a ticket?

The regular ticket price is 30 € for free seating.

How long does the evening last?

According to event information, the performance lasts until about 22:00, so approximately two hours.

Where is it being performed?

It will be performed at the AnStattTheater in the Old Slaughterhouse in Straubing, Heerstraße 35.

Is there an intermission?

Information about an intermission is not clearly available from the researched sources.

Who is directing the play?

The direction is by Andreas Wiedermann.

Stefan Zweig's Letter from an Unknown Woman ignites an intense chamber play full of tension in Straubing.

Name: Letter from an Unknown Woman
Start: 2026-10-09T22:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-10T00:00:00+02:00
Location: AnStattTheater im Alten Schlachthof

Letter from an Unknown Woman: Stefan Zweig's chamber play becomes a feverish encounter with longing in Straubing

With Letter from an Unknown Woman, Theater Plan B presents one of Stefan Zweig's most famous texts on stage at the AnStattTheater in Straubing on October 9, 2026. The psychological mystery drama unfolds as an elegant chamber play between desire, suppression, and the question of how far memory carries. The direction by Andreas Wiedermann focuses on concentration, tension, and the quiet impact of two actor characters. ([bayerischer-wald.me](https://www.bayerischer-wald.me/detail/id%3D6a98a09ca8e7a0c0aa48d184?utm_source=openai))

When Memory Becomes Theater

Stefan Zweig's novella condenses an entire life into a few, burning moments. A woman stands before a successful writer and recounts years of closeness, humiliation, and a love that was never returned. From this constellation emerges a theatrical experience of great precision: no loud effects, but a spiritual measurement, carried by language, glances, and the theatrical atmosphere of an intimate space. ([bayerischer-wald.me](https://www.bayerischer-wald.me/detail/id%3D6a98a09ca8e7a0c0aa48d184?utm_source=openai))

A Chamber Play with Psychological Intensity

The play takes us deep into Zweig's world of inner states of emergency. The action takes place in Vienna in 1938 and revolves around a woman on the edge of existence, whose narrative shimmers between truth, projection, and obsession. Theater Plan B describes the evening itself as a psychological mystery drama and elegant chamber play; the performance style aims at concentration, atmosphere, and the delicate dramaturgy of the unspoken. ([bayerischer-wald.me](https://www.bayerischer-wald.me/detail/id%3D6a98a09ca8e7a0c0aa48d184?utm_source=openai))

Andreas Wiedermann and Theater Plan B in Their Element

Director Andreas Wiedermann has been known for years for concentrated literary adaptations with Theater Plan B, translating great works into precise stage forms. The Straubing venue AnStattTheater provides the perfect setting: 150 seats, special proximity to the events, and an atmosphere that charges small formats with intensity. Thus, the evening becomes not a distanced classical appointment, but an immediate stage experience. ([straubing.de](https://www.straubing.de/entdecken-erleben/kultureinrichtungen/alter-schlachthof/index.html?utm_source=openai))

The Material that Holds On

Zweig's narrative belongs to those works that continue to attract new interpretations to this day. Critical and literary sources highlight the enduring fascination for its emotional density; at the same time, reviews of filmic and theatrical adaptations show how strongly this story of unrequited love, social invisibility, and psychological boundary experiences touches the audience. In Straubing, this very tension is likely to resonate: the silence between sentences, the crackle of reactions, the quiet tremor in the audience. ([onlinelibrary.wiley.com](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/oli.12063?utm_source=openai))

What the Audience Can Expect

Those who experience Letter from an Unknown Woman live will encounter an evening full of emotional intensity, literary elegance, and sharply drawn acting. The play appeals to both heart and mind and unfolds its effect precisely in the proximity of the chamber play. For culture enthusiasts in Straubing, this date is a strong autumn highlight: touching, intelligent, and atmospherically dense. A must-see live. ([bayerischer-wald.me](https://www.bayerischer-wald.me/detail/id%3D6a98a09ca8e7a0c0aa48d184?utm_source=openai))