The seemingly pious and virtuous Tartuffe deeply impresses the wealthy Orgon and unsettles his entire family, until he is gradually caught in dishonest intentions. So far the story as told by Molière. In his radical retelling, PeterLicht takes up central motifs of the work, taking aim at our present times in the process.

Director Claudia Bauer and her cast of enthusiastic actors translate PeterLicht’s revealing criticism of language into lightning comedy with a colourful pop optics that makes the deceit shine all the brighter, until it finally explodes.

“An outrageous exuberant, thoroughly Pop-trendy Molière-transcription of the music writer PeterLicht. Completely unhinged and inspired.” – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

“This Tartuffe is so super! Pure nonsense. A philosophy parody – surely destined to become a cult work.” – Deutschlandfunk

Invited to the Berlin Theatertreffen Festival, 2019

Cast:
- Pernelle: Katja Jung
- Orgon: Florian von Manteuffel
- Elmire: Myriam Schröder
- Damis: Mario Fuchs
- Mariane: Leonie Merlin Young
- Cléante: Max Rothbart
- Dorine: Pia Händler
- Tartuffe: Nicola Mastroberardino
- Filipote / Live music: Henning Nierstenhöfer

Stage director: Claudia Bauer
Dramaturgy: Constanze Kargl
Video-director: Andreas Morell

Total playing time: 144 minutes
Language: German · Subtitles: English, German
16:9 · PCM Stereo 2.0 · DVD 9
Region: 0 (NTSC)
A production by ZDF/3sat, recorded at Theater Basel