Klaus Mann's novel, written in exile—a satire on opportunism and the betrayal of once-fashionable values—was immediately banned in 1936. At its heart is the gay actor Gustaf Gründgens, also known as Hendrik Höfgen, who became "a clown to entertain the murderers" under National Socialism. Frank Castorf confronts us with the intoxication of power, the eroticism of betrayal, and the allure of ruin—no less seductive then than now. Featuring Constanze Becker, Max Gindorff, and others.

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