Peter kan ikke få antaget sine teaterstykker og heller ikke finde job som instruktør. Marie vil gerne hjælpe ham og foreslår de sætter et Strindberg-stykke op sammen. Maries veninde Liza vil gerne være med, men snart forfører hun Peter som villigt lader sig forføre. Marie smider i første omgang Peter ud men går derefter i gang med at vinde ham tilbage. Det hele kulminerer en dag hvor Peter og Liza skal på ferie, men Marie vinder denne omgang.

Peter, a theatre director, hates being out of work so much it's affecting his relationship with his girlfriend Marie, an actress. As a remedy, she suggests they stage a play by Strindberg together and bring in her famous friend Liza. Not such a good idea, it turns out. Soon, Liza is applying all her skills to steal the leading role and the director away from Maria, who is not backing down without a fight.