Weibsbilder "Unbemannt - wir sind übrig"

"Unbemannt - Wir sind übrig" ("Unmanned - We're What's Left")

What? You're still not married? You don't have kids yet? These are the questions that Anke Brausch and Claudia Thiel - the two women over 40 who make up the cabaret duo Weibsbilder - keep having to answer.

Normally quick-witted and sharp-tongued, the pair are stumped for once. They've kissed plenty of frogs, but not one would turn into a prince. It's not for lack of trying - but rowing without a paddle makes it hard to reach the harbour of marriage. Rather than going down like the Titanic, slowly but surely running aground, they decide to take matters into their own hands and go looking for happiness themselves.

They refuse to spend another day as leftovers, as clearance stock, as the last items on the shelf. Their stage show brings back the beloved recurring characters: little Tineke, who tries to find a suitable man for her mum in the audience - a decent guy who'll take mother and daughter as they are. Meanwhile, Tineke's commitment-phobic mother Britta runs a "partner search" seminar alongside Gundula, a veteran of '68 who swears by drinking her own urine.

Eifel farmer Christel Müller from Kalenborn-Scheuern is so desperate she's looking for love on TV. Cooking show, commercial, evening news - she'd do anything.

Expect two fast-paced, entertaining hours. The Weibsbilder aren't gossiping - they're just observing and asking questions: what did married couples do before television was invented? Do married people really live longer, or does it just feel that way?

Whether you're still single or have already found your match in life's bargain bin - come to the Weibsbilder Single Party and find out why, unlike many women, Russian ra...