ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, ʃiː bɪɡˈæn ɐ θiːˈætɹɪkəl sˈɪɹiz ʌv wʌt ʃiː kˈɔːld ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tˈɛksts, wɪð ɐ pɹədˈʌkʃən ʌv bˈuːtʃnɚz dˈæntənz dˈɛθ ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn ɐ pɹədˈʌkʃən ʌv bɹˈɛxts ɪnðə dʒˈʌŋɡəl æt ðə θˈeɪliə θˈiəɾɚɹ ɪn hˈæmbɜːɡ.
In 1989, she began a theatrical series of what she called 'related texts', with a production of Büchner's Danton's Death and in 1991 a production of Brecht's In the Jungle at the Thalia Theater in Hamburg.