Strach zżerać duszę
It is terrible to devour a soul

Summary/Abstract: Monika Wąsik reviews the play "Der Revisor oder: Das Sündenbuch" by Cilia Drexel that premiered on 7th November 2017 at Theater Basel. The author inscribes a drama of Lukas Linder which was a basis of the play into a tradition of new folk drama and describes strategies chosen by the director in an attempt to bring out comic quality of folk drama. The drama narrates the story of habitants of Alpine village who feel hysterical fear of immigrants and murder a tourist coming to their place. Wąsik focuses on play's strong effect on its spectators which can be associated with the context of Switzerland's politics towards immigration.

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