Taken at Midnight
| Taken At Midnight | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Mark Hayhurst |
| Date premiered | 2 October 2014 |
| Place premiered | Chichester Festival Theatre,London |
| Genre | drama |
| Setting | NaziGermany |
Taken At Midnightis a 2014 play by Mark Hayhurst on the life ofHans Litten,his cross-examination ofAdolf Hitlerin court in 1931 and his mother's attempts to secure his release after his arrest by the Nazis in 1933. Hayhurst also produced a television drama on the same topic in 2011, entitledThe Man Who Crossed Hitler.[1]Taken At Midnightis Hayhurst's theatre debut.[2]
Production history
[edit]It premiered in the Minerva Theatre at theChichester Festival Theatrefrom 2 October 2014 (previews from 26 September) to 1 November 2014, directed byJonathan Churchand starringPenelope Wilton.It transferred to theTheatre Royal Haymarketin London, opening on 26 January 2015 (previews from 15 January) until 14 March 2015.
Characters and original cast
[edit]Hans Litten- Martin Hutson
Irmgard Litten-Penelope Wilton
Carl von Ossietzky- Mike Grady
Erich Mühsam- Pip Donaghy
Dr. Conrad -John Light
Fritz Litten-Allan Corduner
Gustav Hammerman - Marc Antolin
Lord Clifford Allen-David Yelland
SA Officer - Dermot McLaughlin
Hotelier - Christopher Hogben
Hitler's Voice -Roger Allam
Other parts were played by members of the company.
References
[edit]- ^"The Man Who Crossed Hitler – introduction" press releaseBBC (August 9, 2011). Retrieved September 4, 2011
- ^Taken At Midnight,London Theatre Direct. Retrieved: 29 Jan 2015
- ^Hayhurst, Mark (2014)Taken At Midnight,London: Bloomsbury, p.2.
External links
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