Mephisto: based on the novel by Klaus Mann

Hendrik Höfgen's acting career, which began in 1926 at the Hamburg Artists' Theatre, takes a steep rise in the so-called New Reich: courted by the Prime Minister, Höfgen becomes a star and betrays his political and moral values for personal gain. The opportunist realizes too late that he has actually made a pact with the devil. Luk Perceval, one of the best-known directors in contemporary theater, stages Klaus Mann's satirical exile novel. He ana...