Ein schöner Hase ist meistens der Einzellne

Ein schöner Hase ist meistens der Einzellne (A Beautiful Rabbit is Mostly the Individual) is a 2013 play by Austrian playwright and writer Philipp Weiss.

It is based on the true story of two schizophrenic patients of the Gugging mental institution which uses artistic therapy.

Walla is still haunted by the death of his grandmother as a child and perceives the universe to have collapsed, while Herbeck is concerned with his cleft lip and palate condition, which severely affects his ability to speak.

[1] Weiss studied the works of Herbeck and Walla in preparation for penning the play and drew upon a wealth of documentary material, from medical records, court records, psychiatric journals and books to film footage and interviews and research at the State Hospital for Psychiatry and Neurology and Gugging itself.

[4] Vol.at noted the suitability and atmosphere of the old swimming pool building for the play, and stated that director Susanne Lietzow "knows how to create characters that make their world easier to understand".