Tales From The Vienna Woods

"Nothing creates the feeling of infinity better than stupidity," has the author written as the motto of his play.

Presented with one interval.
Running Time:

2:25

In this parody of a Viennese folk piece written in 1931 one frequently hears Johann Strauss' idyllic and light-heartedly flowing waltz Tales from the Vienna Woods and the things happening to the people on this background are in brutal dissonance with the beautiful melody. An innocent girl’s desperate dream of love receives a merited punishment in the wealthy and material world and the superficiality, insensitivity and indifference of the characters towards a suffering and perishing person reach grotesque dimensions.

"This furious folk piece hits hard the heads, hearts and stomachs of those members of the audience who – being overfed and amusement oriented – only desire to experience light emotions and who – being lazy thinkers – cannot tear themselves away from the beloved hackneyed themes" (Austrian theatre critic after the world preview).