Töchter einer neuen Zeit

In spring 1919, Henny Godhusen starts her midwifery training at the Finkenau Women's Clinic in Hamburg with a plan to help a new, peaceful generation come into the world. She is only 19 years old, yet she has already experienced a world war. Now that peace has finally come, Henny feels a great longing for life. Over time, her fate becomes intertwined with that of three other women: Ida comes from a wealthy family and has never experienced hardship, even during the war. She knows little of the world beyond the upper echelons of society. Henny's colleague Käthe, on the other hand, comes from a modest background and is increasingly turning to communism. Lina is a single teacher with progressive educational ideas who leads an unconventional life. Against the backdrop of the Weimar Republic, personal misfortunes and the rise of the Nazis, and through the Second World War, Carmen Korn's bestseller follows these four very different protagonists, skilfully interweaving their pursuit of private happiness with historical events.
Gil Mehmert's stage adaptation of the novel is 'despite its historical feel, deeply contemporary - an entertaining evening with a clear and admirable political stance' (Hamburger Abendblatt).