Its eighteenth century Europe. A besieged city is getting bombarded with cannon ball fire from the Sultan and his Turkish army. However, for the citizens of this crumbling city, a play is being performed within its walls, called The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. When the real Baron arrives in the midst of this play, he must prove who he is to the audience, and tell of the real adventure as to why he''s responsible for the Sultans attack on this city.