Event

Two acting careers in the turmoil of the Weimar Republic and National Socialism: one sacrifices friendships and political convictions for his career, the other resists and is murdered. Two people who act consistently to the point of self-sacrifice, for good or ill, either without conscience or guided by conscience: It is about the balancing act between moral standards and success, integrity or artistic fulfillment and career. And the question is asked about the responsibility of the artist towards the society in which he lives, about the function and task of the theater and the possibilities of art's impact.

Due to the biographical proximity of the main character to the actor Gustaf Gründgens, Klaus Mann's novel, published in exile in 1936, remained banned for a long time even after the National Socialist dictatorship in Germany - a scandalous circumstance in the much-vaunted democratic freedom of opinion of the Federal Republic.

Director and stage designer Malte Kreuzfeldt has already staged another classic of modern literature in Ulm with Kafka's "The Trial".

Age recommendation: 15+

With the kind support of "Freunde und Förderer des Ulmer Theaters e.V."