Weh dem, der lügt / Lustspiel in fünf Aufzügen

A five-act comic drama stages collisions between public piety and private hypocrisy as a devout cleric, his household, and visitors confront questions of truth and falsehood. A bold kitchen youth challenges the cleric's thrift and apparent integrity, while relatives, servants, and suitors become embroiled in misunderstandings, deceptions, and moral reckonings. Through debates, confrontations, and ironic situations, the piece traces how lies assume many guises—self‑deception, social pretence, and measured charity—and asks how honesty, conscience, and social appearance shape human relationships across a tightly structured sequence of scenes.