Brecht's one-act play from 1926 ruthlessly ridicules the world of illusionary happiness of the petite bourgeoisie. Illusions collapse in front of the audience as the happiest day of the wedding couple turns into hell.
In "Petty Bourgeois Weddings" we are confronted with a fine facade, at least pretentious, but the party has derailed already at the stage the audience is invited. The bride's father tells clumsy anecdotes without points, the groom's mother obviously does not want to let go of her son. Tensions rise, conflicts surface as the sad company gets more and more loaded.—Ulf Kjell Gür