During the past four years, the Trojka Theatre Company from Budapest has been searching for new theatre interpretation forms, using elements of physical theatre and movement. In this adaptation of Kleist's story, we follow the original dramaturgical and narrative line. The three scenes represent three time sequences, which are not disposed chronologically. The most evident point of view is the hero's, in this case the heroine's: we are acquainted with what happened, the consequences of these events and the world around, from the viewpoint of a raped innocent woman. All the characters are played by only three actors, but the cast is made in a logical way, starting from common features of characters or their relationship with the main character.

Heinrich von Kleist's text, "The Marquise of O.", is a metaphor of complete submission. Ugly, sentimentalist and absurd altogether. While being unconscious, the Marquise of O. was raped by the soldier who just minutes earlier had saved her from another rapist. Months later, the young marquise became aware of her pregnancy but she could not explain to anybody how she had gotten pregnant, so she was shunned by her family. In a final act of despair, she tries to find the father of her baby by posting a newspaper ad.
(Szász Hanna, dramaturg)