''Seven Doors'' () is a 1988 play by the German writer Botho Strauß. It consists of eleven darkly comedic sketches on the subject of social decline. The play premiered on 20 November 1988 at the Stockholm City Theatre.

Reception

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: "What makes one warm to Strauss is his ability to satirise his own bleak view of individual desperation and social decline. ... What unites these sketches is the idea that collectively we live on the brink of destruction while individually our lives are increasingly robbed of dignity. ... Even if you don't buy into Strauss's absurdist philosophy, there is a contrapuntal gaiety to his pessimism."

References

{{Botho Strauss 1988 plays German-language plays Plays by Botho Strauß