'Seven Husbands'
In this razor-sharp tragicomedy, famed widow Bertha Marn recounts the curious rise - and suspicious demise - of her seven husbands, each more ambitious, foolish, or fragile than the last. Set against the backdrop of Y’Matara’s glittering upper circles, Seven Husbands explores the intersection of love, legacy, and lethal domesticity.
As the play unfolds through seven distinct acts—each named for a virtue or vice—Bertha transforms from a wide-eyed bride to a calculating matron, forced to survive the schemes of men who saw her as a stepping stone to power. With each death, Bertha gains another layer of control, another layer of suspicion… and another line in the gossip scrolls.
From the wine-poisoned merchant to the cursed poet who vanished mid-sonnet, the audience is left to wonder: Did Bertha love them? Or did she simply outlive them?