Overview
- Deputy intendant Angela Obst confirmed to WAZ that security personnel will be present at performances until further notice.
- The decision follows a Feb. 14 incident in which two audience members tried to pull actor Ole Lagerpusch off the stage during the closing monologue.
- A theatre spokesperson said scuffles occurred, and the institution condemned the assault as completely unacceptable.
- The play by Tiago Rodrigues, staged by Mateja Koležnik, ends with a speech by a fascist leader that escalates into xenophobic, homophobic, and misogynistic rhetoric.
- Obst said booing, whistling, or leaving are legitimate ways to register dissent, but the onstage intervention crossed a clear line, with extended audience discussions continuing after shows.