Out of Control

Comedy by Ray Cooney - Directed by Nils Engelhardt

What does a respectable state minister do when a planned romantic escapade with the opposition secretary comes to an abrupt - and above all, lifeless - end? For Richard Hill, a nightmare begins in a Westminster Hotel suite that threatens to destroy his political career and private life. Instead of thrilling eroticism, the mismatched couple faces a shock: a supposed burglar is stuck lifeless in the suite's broken sliding window. Calling the police is not an option - the secretary's presence would trigger a scandal no government could survive.

In this moral dead end, Richard's loyal but chronically overwhelmed secretary George West becomes the last and most unstable lifeboat. Hastily appointed crisis manager, George must take on roles for which he has neither the talent nor the nerve. To cover up the dead man - who turns out to be surprisingly mobile - and the affair, a web of lies is spun that becomes so complex that the protagonists soon lose track of it all.

Cast:
Martin Betz as Richard Hill (state minister)
Sven Mallon as George West (Richard Hill's secretary)
Antje Stark as Jane Cooper
Luca Riegler as Ronnie Cooper (Jane Cooper's husband)
Jasmin El-Salib as Pamela Hill (Richard Hill's wife)
Eckart Northoff as hotel manager
Joachim Kümmerlehn as hotel waiter
Britta Lewerenz as Sister Foster
Nils Engelhardt as the body