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Thursday, 10/8/2026
at 7:30 PM



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Play based on the novella by Thomas Mann

Italy in the 1920s, family vacation. But instead of relaxation, a family experiences discrimination. A magician – Cipolla – is supposed to provide distraction. Thomas Mann's novella shows how easily a society can be seduced.

Vacation! Italy! Relaxation! But everywhere the first-person narrator and his family encounter nationalism and discrimination. However, for the children's sake, the vacation continues. A visit to the magician Cipolla is supposed to bring the desired distraction. Cipolla turns out to be a brilliant show hypnotist and enchants a willing audience. With fascination and horror, the family watches as the show develops. Until the charged atmosphere erupts in a fatal horror.

Thomas Mann's novella from 1929 is the psychological portrait of a society that is seduced by fascism and relinquishes responsibility, reason, and morality.

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Age recommendation: from 13 years old

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