The protagonist of the work, Lette, is incredibly ugly, but no one has ever confessed this to him until now. He himself did not realize how much. When, due to work problems, it is confessed to him, he decides to change his face. The surgery goes unexpectedly well, and now, his incomparably beautiful face becomes the means for a new life filled with women, fame, money... Until the moment he ends up becoming a product for sale. Then things will take a truly ugly turn...

The Ugly, the most famous work of the subversive creator Marius von Mayenburg, has been staged in over thirty countries since its first presentation in 2007, in Germany. It addresses the brutality of modern narcissistic society, where image, technology, social projection, and wealth influence body and soul, defining our existence.