Der ewige Spiesser

In the organizer's words:

or: Who actually votes for AfD?

The "eternal philistine" as a breeding ground for fascist ideas: highly topical, dangerous and - funny. Strange? At least for now.

Alfons Kobler is a rascal - he cheats on the sale of an inferior convertible and is now on his way to Barcelona for the World Expo. His goal: to conquer a rich tourist.
In his novel, Horváth portrays people who have not only lost their jobs, but also their feelings and morals. Fascist ideas find an ideal breeding ground in the "type of the new philistine" at the end of the 1920s. 100 years later, radical political forces are once again succeeding frighteningly well in harnessing people's fear of change for their own purposes. The production will show how threatening and topical Horváth's "philistine" is again today. And just like Horváth, it's all terribly funny. At least for now.