The President (play)

The President
Written byThomas Bernhard
CharactersThe President
The President's Wife
Frau Frölich
Masseur
Officer
The Colonel
The Actress
The Ambassador
Date premiered16 May 1975
Place premieredBurgtheater, Vienna
Original languageGerman
GenreBlack comedy, political satire
SettingActs 1 and 2: A room in the Presidential Palace
Acts 3 and 4: A resort in Estoril
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The President (German: Der Präsident) is a play by Austrian playwright and novelist Thomas Bernhard, first performed in 1975.