100,000 euro lawsuit

Burgtheater v. Teichtmeister: meagre yield

The convicted Florian Teichtmeister with Manfred Arbacher-Stöger (Arbacher-Stöger & Thaler law firm) at the Labor and Social Court in Vienna-Alsergrund.(Bild: Reinhard Holl)

On Wednesday, the court ruling - which is available to the "Krone" - was handed down in the Burgtheater case against Florian Teichtmeister. As is well known, the Haus am Ring sued its former figurehead for just under 100,000 euros in damages after Teichtmeister was convicted of possession and production of child pornography abuse files. The findings of the labor and social court are likely to be more than sobering for the renowned stage company.

On 26 pages, the responsible judge goes into detail about the individual claims of the plaintiff Burgtheater GmbH. On 13 January 2023, former Burgtheater star Florian Teichtmeister was dismissed after the criminal complaint for child ponography became public. According to the lawsuit, the theater suffered damages due to the cancellation of the play "Nebenan", the redesign of printed materials and the withdrawal of a sponsor, among other things. In addition, high costs for crisis communication and external legal advice were incurred as a result of the scandal.