Sommerspiele Eberndorf / "The Day the Pope Was Kidnapped"

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The Day the Pope Was Kidnapped (O Diam que raptaram o Papam)Comedy by Joao BethencourtGerman translation by Reiner Walch (Adaptation: Wolfgang Spier)Stage performance rights represented by Vertriebsstelle und Verlag Deutscher Bühnenschriftsteller und Bühnenkomponisten GmbH, 22844 Norderstedt Opportunity makes thieves. The Jewish taxi driver Samuel Leibowitz takes this proverb seriously and "steals" the Pope, who is visiting New York, to lock him up at home in his pantry. With this, he challenges not only the powerful of the world, but also his own family. And the goal is clear: the hatred and wars in the world must be silenced. An extraordinary, turbulent comedy with a heartwarming and thought-provoking message.Critics praise the Hungarian-Brazilian author and director Joao Bethencourt (1924-2006) above all for "his ability to take a skeptical approach to human behavior, ...