The great commander Amphitryon returns from the war in triumph. He waits outside the city to enter it, in accordance with all due traditions. At this time, Jupiter, who took the form of Amphitryon, penetrates his wife, the beautiful Alcmene. With the help of Mercury, who accompanies him, he wants to take possession of the beauty, whose real husband has long been cold towards her and is more occupied with the war and his glory. This is how a classic comedy begins to unfold before us, dedicated, in fact, to modern and, above all, family problems that have not lost their relevance to this day. Peter Hacks is a German playwright, poet and essayist. In the 60s he became the founder of socialist classicism and was considered one of the most significant playwrights of the GDR. For a long time, Hax was the only modern writer whose works were staged on the theatrical stage not only in the GDR, but also in the Federal Republic of Germany. Hax gained worldwide fame from his play “A Conversation in the Stein Family about the Absent Herr von Goethe.” Translation: Ella Vengerova