Sommerspiele Eberndorf / "The Day the Pope Was Kidnapped"

What's it about?

Opportunity makes thieves. The Jewish taxi driver Samuel Leibowitz takes this proverb seriously and "steals" the Pope visiting New York, to lock him up at home in his pantry. This 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, ...