Mario and the Magician - Introduction: 7 PM

Description

Play based on the novella by Thomas Mann Italy in the 1920s, family vacation. But instead of relaxation, a family experiences discrimination. A magician named Cipolla is supposed to provide distraction. Thomas Mann's novella shows how easily a society can be seduced. Holidays! Italy! Relaxation! But everywhere, the narrator and his family encounter nationalism and discrimination. But for the sake of the children, the vacation continues. A visit to the magician Cipolla is meant to bring the desired distraction. Cipolla turns out to be a brilliant show hypnotist and conjures a mindless audience. The family watches with fascination and horror as the show develops. Until the charged atmosphere erupts in a fatal horror. Thomas Mann's novella from 1929 is a psychogram of a society seduced by fascism, abandoning responsibility, reason, and morality. -- Age recommendation: from 13 years

Highlights

• Play based on the novella by Thomas Mann
• Performance at 7 PM
• Age recommendation: from 13 years

General Information

The production of 'Mario and the Magician' takes place at the Badische Landesbühne in Bruchsal. The story addresses discrimination and the seduction of nationalism in Italy during the 1920s.

Location

Am Alten Schloss 24, 76646 Bruchsal, Germany

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