When does the performance take place?

The performance starts on 30.07.2026 at 19:30 and is expected to end the same evening.

How long is the play?

The duration of the performance is approximately 2 hours 15 minutes including intermission.

Where is Coup performed?

It is performed at the Metropol Theater Munich, Floriansmühlstraße 5, 80939 Munich.

Is the theater accessible?

Yes, access to the box office, bar, and theater hall is barrier-free via the wheelchair ramp at the main entrance. There are also wheelchair spaces available.

What is the best way to get there?

Take the U6 to Freimann and then about an eight-minute walk. For drivers, a public parking lot nearby is recommended.

Is there an intermission?

Yes, the stated performance duration includes an intermission.

Coup Ignites a Volatile Stage Experience Full of Satire and Tension at the Metropol Theater Munich

Name: Coup - A Guide to the Destruction of a Democracy
Start: 2026-07-30T21:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-31T01:00:00+02:00
Location: Metropoltheater

Coup at the Metropol Theater: Satirical Power Plays that Hit Home

With Coup – A Guide to the Destruction of a Democracy, the Metropol Theater in Munich presents a biting political satire by Alistair Beaton and Dietmar Jacobs, depicting the collapse of democratic certainties as a fast-paced stage experience. At the center is Klara, a successful stand-up comedian, whose ousting becomes a spiral of media outrage. From indignation comes power, from attention a political strategy, and from a public outcry a dangerous game of interpretation dominance.

When Satire Becomes a Warning Sign

The play draws its tension from the precision with which it dissects the mechanics of scandal, polarization, and opportunism. Beaton and Jacobs combine political sharpness with dark humor and a clear dramatic line: each scene pushes the next escalation, until the democratic order itself begins to falter. This form of political comedy resonates with the present because it consciously juxtaposes laughter and unease.

An Ensemble Evening with Pace, Music, and Distinctive Style

Directed by Jochen Schölch, whose theater is known for its reduced, visually strong productions and precise acting. The stage design by Thomas Flach, costumes by Cornelia Petz, lighting by Martin Hermann, and music by Andreas Schnermann combine to create an evening that does not merely illustrate the political thriller but atmospherically charges it. The performance lasts about 2 hours and 15 minutes including intermission, developing a rhythm that connects cabaret-like punchlines with serious resonance.

The Metropol Theater as an Appropriate Resonance Space

The Metropol Theater in Munich-Freimann has made a name for itself with visually strong productions, clever play selection, and an award-winning profile. The hall at Floriansmühlstraße 5 provides the ideal setting for this material: close, direct, concentrated. Here, political satire does not feel distant but immediate - creating a theater atmosphere full of tension, wit, and friction.

What Visitors Can Expect

Those who experience this play live will not receive comfortable evening theater but rather an intelligent, entertaining, and simultaneously unsettling look at the vulnerability of democratic culture. Coup invites the audience to observe the mechanisms of power at the moment of their emergence - with an intensity that resonates even after the final applause. An evening for all who appreciate theater as an intellectual challenge and a great stage experience.