Rubey and Schwarz:

“The flood disaster should make us rethink!”

Simon Schwarz (53) and Manuel Rubey (45) speak out in favor of a green turnaround in the "Krone" interview.

(Bild: Ingo Pertramer)

Actors and cabaret artists Simon Schwarz and Manuel Rubey have a close connection to Burgenland through their families. That's why they are not indifferent to what happens in the youngest federal state. They talk about what offends them, why they are worried about the future and why the world used to be fine.

"Krone": You are performing your program "Das Restaurant" in Bad Sauerbrunn on Sunday. You play yourselves, two actors who completely overestimate themselves and open a no-frills restaurant in the provinces, even though they don't have a clue about gastronomy. When the shed burns down, it's clear to the village policewoman: "Rubey wrecked the place". Why do you take yourselves to task?
Simon Schwarz: The older we get, the more often we ask ourselves what we do for a living when nobody wants to see us anymore. We haven't learned anything. Manuel dropped out of university to study politics and philosophy. I dropped out of school because I've suffered from ADHD since childhood. As the saying goes: if you don't get anything, you become a landlord! But that's not true. That's why our business idea is such a failure.