Der Trafikant

In 1937, the 17 year-old Franz Huchel left his home town of Salzburg to seek his fortune in Vienna as an apprentice in a tobacco and newspaper business. There he met Sigmund Freud, a long-standing customer, and was immediately attracted by his strong personality. Over time an unusual friendship developed between the two very different men. Franz was falling in love with the cabaret artist Anezka whilst simultaneously experiencing a deep feeling of uncertainty, and decided to seek advice from Professor Freud. However, what became clear was that the renowned psychoanalyst found the female of the species just as puzzling as Franz.They were also both equally powerless in the face of the increasingly dramatic political and societal circumstances…

Robert Seethaler, born in Vienna, is a novelist, screenwriter and actor. He has been honoured with, amongst other things, the Tankred-Dorst Screenplay Award, the Grimme Award, and a State Scholarship from the Austrian Government. 

The Salzburg State Theatre has been able to secure the right to perform the premiere of the dramatization of the successful novel.

Director Volkmar Kamm has already undertaken many stagings for the Salzburg State Theatre, for example »www.BRANDNERKASPER.at» during the 2014/2015 season. His direction of Max Frisch’s »Homo Faber«, now in its seventh year, is a real experience.

(Translated from the German by Mike Mackenzie-Smith)

Duration: approx. 1 hour 35 mins / no intermission