Why do men always suffer more than women when they are ill? We explore this and other questions in our play "Männerschnupfen". Männerschnupfen is a prime example of the supposed lack of understanding between men and women. The duo comedy cabaret "Männerschnupfen Comedy" is based on the book of the same name by Peter Buchenau. The stage version offers not only very entertaining, but also informative scenes as well as witty and sometimes ambiguous dialog with a great sense of profound subtleties, which amuse the discerning audience as well as stimulate reflection.
The two leading actors complement each other perfectly in the play. Buchenau plays the long-suffering Männerschnupfen patient, who explains to the audience with the deepest conviction that the poor men suffer much more pain when they have Männerschnupfen than women do when they give birth. No wonder Peter doesn't really get much sympathy from his stage partner Gloria either. However, she finally persuades him to visit a doctor's surgery after all. This is how poor Peter ends up with the militarily hypothermic and domineering doctor, who prescribes him countless medications. In the end, Peter Buchenau gets to the heart of the message behind "Männerschnupfen": ultimately, "Männerschnupfen" is also about love and recognition.
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