Stephan Bauer - At the End of My Nerves and Still So Much Marriage Left

After "Married couples go to heaven - they've already been through hell" and "Before marriage I wanted to live forever", Stephan Bauer returns with a brand-new cabaret solo. It peers into the relationship abyss of modern life, while also showing how to rebuild the bridges we've burned.

After 20 years of marriage, everyone asks themselves: "Is this it? How much longer can this go on? What happened to my dreams, when my partner has nothing left to say to me - except 'take your pills'?" The secret to a happy marriage is apparently a secret. Why else would it be called 'wed-lock' and not 'wed-know'?

Would total honesty be the key to more happiness in a marriage? But who, after 20 years, can honestly ask their partner: "Are you as bored as I am - of me?" A wise man says nothing to his wife.

So what do you do when couples therapists have no appointments? Buy a ticket to Stephan Bauer! Couples therapy helps, yoga helps, but cheerfully yelling "damn it" at a comedy night is cheaper. After 30 years in the marriage pressure cooker, Bauer knows: everyone wants to pin their partner to the wall at some point. The key is taking them back down afterwards. "Let's just look at the misery with a sense of humour," he advises. "Sure, my partner has a screw loose - but look how nicely it spins."

Two hours of marital fun to make us all feel better. One microphone, one bar stool, punchlines one after another, laughter without a breath. And the best part: the ticket is included in the price of the therapy session.