Monday 9 February 2015

Taken At Midnight - Theatre Royal Haymarket

Based on a true story, Mark Hayhurst’s play tells of Hans Litten (played by MartinHutson) a German lawyer who forces Adolf Hitler to give evidence during a court case.  The story centers around his mother, Irmgard (Penelope Wilton) who puts herself at risk to confront his captors.

The set is minimal and the bleak, bare walls of the concentration camp are seen throughout adding to the desperate feel of the piece. I went expecting to see / hear more of the trail but this was kept to the bare minimum at the end of the piece and hence, for me, it was disappointing.

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