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Death of the Flea Circus Director

With the help of his assistant Anja, Ottocaro Weiss intends to put the plague on stage: circumstances beyond his control and a lack of fresh talent have forced him to close down his flea circus. For Weiss, the plague means the «extinction of everything that makes life miserable and low and freedom along with it. Unbeknownst to him, he has won the support of a patron who is of the exact opposite opinion: for Johannes Wagner, the plague is an organising principle, and, aided by his agent Moosbrugger, he is able to smuggle a new number onto the programme. Whereas Ottocaro Weiss means to represent the plague theatrically, what appears on stage is the scientific reality of the rat-borne infestation.

Top Cast

  • François Simon

    François Simon

    Ottocaro Weiss

  • Paul Gogel

    Paul Gogel

    Johannes Wagner

  • Norbert Schwientek

    Norbert Schwientek

    Stephan Moosbrugger

  • Janine Weill

    Janine Weill

    Anja, artist

  • Gothard Dietrich

    Gothard Dietrich

    Ringmaster

  • Gerhard Dorfer

    Gerhard Dorfer

    Insurance agent

  • Peter Kner

    Peter Kner

    TV editor

  • Wolfgang Rottsieper

    Wolfgang Rottsieper

    Germanist

Overview

With the help of his assistant Anja, Ottocaro Weiss intends to put the plague on stage: circumstances beyond his control and a lack of fresh talent have forced him to close down his flea circus. For Weiss, the plague means the «extinction of everything that makes life miserable and low and freedom along with it. Unbeknownst to him, he has won the support of a patron who is of the exact opposite opinion: for Johannes Wagner, the plague is an organising principle, and, aided by his agent Moosbrugger, he is able to smuggle a new number onto the programme. Whereas Ottocaro Weiss means to represent the plague theatrically, what appears on stage is the scientific reality of the rat-borne infestation.

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