Tartüff oder Der Geistige

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Comedy by John von Düffel very freely adapted from Molière // World premiere // Kleines Haus

What do you do when your standard of living is threatened? When business is bad and prices are rising? In this crisis, Orgon relies on his friend Tartüff, who preaches water and secretly drinks wine (Orgon's wine). His second wife Elmire and his children Mariane and Damis are not at all amused by Orgon's austerity dictates - they are hoping for his money and are spending it prophylactically before they inherit it. Only Orgon's mother Madame Pernelle stands by Tartüff's side, although her own life of luxury is partly to blame for Orgon's plight. John von Düffel makes a pointed and very funny connection between Molière's characters and today's double standards when it comes to the limits of our prosperity.