Schaubühne, BerlinSimon McBurney's production, based on Stefan Zweig's 1938 novel, brings past and present together in a desperate vision of failed empire Related: Rereading: Beware of Pity by Stefan Zweig This new production from Simon McBurney is based on the 1938 novel Ungeduld des Herzens (Beware of Pity) by Stefan Zweig, a Jewish author from Germany, living as a refugee in London on the eve of the second world …