24 hours in the life of a woman: the play adapted from Stefan Zweig's novella

24 hours in the life of a woman, a short story by Stefan Zweig, is adapted at La Folie Théâtre. The play, a victim of its own success, has been extended until January 4, 2025. An opportunity to discover the famous short story of one woman's moving day.

During a stay at a boarding house on the Riviera, a woman from the European bourgeoisie witnesses a dramatic scene involving a compulsively gambling young man. Overcome by a sudden and irresistible passion, she embarks on an adventure where, in the space of twenty-four hours, she confronts intense feelings and moral dilemmas that turn her life upside down.Stefan Zweig's 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman explores themes of desire, human frailty and morality, showing how one event can turn an existence upside down.

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In this adaptation and interpretation of 24h in the Life of a Woman, Anna Martinet and her director, Juan Crespillo, propose a sober staging, with few props to focus on the beauty of the Austrian author's text. Their aim is to create a staging that serves the text of Stefan Zweig's short story as accurately as possible.

Written in 1927, 24h in the Life of a Woman is part of the collection Confusion of Sentiments. Stefan Zweig is said to have been inspired by the Princess of Salm's epistolary novel Twenty-Four Hours of a Sensitive Woman, published in 1824. This is not the first time the novella has been adapted for the stage, having first been adapted in 1990, then in 2012 and 2015. Anna Martinet's play can be seen until January 4, 2025 at La Folie Théâtre in the 11th arrondissement.