Mephisto is a staged adaptation of Klaus Mann's seminal 1936 exile novel—a sharp satire about opportunism and the betrayal of artistic integrity during Germany's darkest years. The story follows Hendrik Höfgen, a talented actor who navigates the corrupt halls of power, modeled on the real-life Gustaf Gründgens.

Frank Castorf's direction explores the seductive appeal of power, the eroticism of betrayal, and the fatal charm of complicity. This production confronts us with uncomfortable parallels to our own time, asking how easily we might compromise our values when the price of silence becomes bearable.

A provocative meditation on art, ambition, and moral collapse in a totalitarian state.

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