A Citizen of the People

123 min

Available until 01/10/2025

The Democratic Alliance has won elections in a German free state with a huge majority. But is its charismatic leader, Dominik Arndt, a threat to democracy?
Maximilian Steinbeis's play depicts the meteoric rise of a populist minister-president whose dark persuasive power and cunning upsets the established order.
Performed in the Federal Press Conference in Berlin and produced by award-winning theatre company, Nico and the Navigators.

With

  • Martin Buczko

  • Frederik Schmid

  • Stefan Merki

  • Klara Pfeiffer

  • Annedore Kleist

  • Fabian Hinrichs

With

Matan Porat, Paul Hübner, Lucas Johnson, Sebastian Reuter

Director

Nicola Hümpel

Sets

Oliver Proske

Costumes

Belinda Masur

Lighting

Torsten Podraza

Author

  • Maximilian Steinbeis

  • Nicola Hümpel

TV production

Andreas Morell

Production

Euroarts

Dramaturge

Andreas Hillger

Country

Germany

Year

2024

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