''Kalldewey, Farce'' is a 1981 play by the German writer

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. It follows a couple, Lynn and Hans, who are mysteriously unable to break up, are visited by an unknown man called Kalldewey, and go through a peculiar form of therapy. The play was published in 1981 by

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. It was premiered on stage on 31 January 1982 at the

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, directed by Niels-Peter Rudolph. It was awarded the 1982

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