These three plays, first published in German in the 1980s, show Botho Strauss developing an enigmatic, unsettling, and uniquely theatrical style. Set in Hamburg, The Park is Strauss' take on A Midsummer Night's Dream. Seven Doors brings together a jilted husband, a wedding without guests, and two monks with an intimate knowledge of hell. In Time and the Room, the room contrives to be the play's main character.

Jeremy Sams is a director, translator, adaptor, composer and music director. He has worked extensively on Stephen Sondheim's musicals and adapted Chitty Chitty Bang Bang for the West End.