Arad Dabiri premieres new play ‘Puls!’ at Burgtheater-Kasino

Viennese author Arad Dabiri is set to premiere his new play, ‘Puls!’, at the Burgtheater-Kasino this Friday. The 29-year-old writer has experienced a rapid rise in the German-speaking theater scene over the last three years.

Dabiri previously won the Debut Prize of the Austrian Book Prize in 2023 for his novel ‘Drama’. His subsequent work includes the play ‘Druck!’, which addressed themes of identity and migration and was performed in Mannheim, Nuremberg, and Washington D.C. He was also named ‘Theater heute’ newcomer author of the year in 2025.

His new production, ‘Puls!’, explores the theme of masculinity.