01.12.2026 - 26.02.2027
Nützliche Idioten - Cornelius Obonya - Rabenhof Theater - Wien - 2026/2027
A Secret Service Operation
A zany spy thriller, a bizarre political and espionage farce, and the explosive and hilarious chronicle of the biggest intelligence scandal in recent history—presented as a solo performance by theater actor Cornelius Obonya.
Dates
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Tuesday, 01.12.2026,
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Tuesday, 08.12.2026,
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Wednesday, 16.12.2026,
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Tuesday, 22.12.2026,
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Info
With *CORDOBA*, they made history at the Rabenhof; now Rupert Henning, Cornelius Obonya, and Florian Scheuba are back at their home venue in the Erdberg public housing complex. In their new play, Henning and Scheuba take us to the mirror-smooth stage of Vienna, Europe’s metropolis of international espionage, the city of the legendary “Third Man,” where the shadowy figures dance an absurdly grotesque round with the political clowns.
And Obonya plays them all: the big and small fish, the moles and free-riders, the manipulative schemers and corrupt profiteers—and, last but not least, the unscrupulous puppet masters behind the scenes who unabashedly pull the strings in the new Cold War.
Has the train of our freedom actually long since left the station? Have Western democracies already been completely infiltrated? And are we, in the end, all just useful idiots?
To quote Karl Kraus: “The most improbable deeds reported here actually happened. The most improbable conversations held here were spoken word for word; the most outlandish fabrications are quotations.”
Starring: Cornelius Obonya
Directed by: Rupert Henning
Written by: Florian Scheuba and Rupert Henning
Information about the venue
Rabengasse
3
1030
Wien
