Ellen Babić: psycho-thriller by Marius von Mayenburg.

„Ellen Babić“ is a play at the Berliner Ensemble, a well-known theatre in central Berlin. It was written by Marius von Mayenburg and directed by Oliver Reese; with „Ellen Babić“, a text by Mayenburg is being shown at this house for the first time, created as a co-production with the Theater Winterthur. It tells of Astrid, an English teacher who lives with her much younger partner Klara – a former pupil of hers – until her superior and headmaster Balderkamp arrives for a surprise visit to discuss an „incident“ on the last school trip involving their pupil Ellen Babić. The psycho-thriller explores the delicate web of interpersonal dependencies, shaken certainties, abuse of power and the dynamics at work in all of our relationships.