Ruth Leon recommends… The End of the Night – Park Theatre

The End of the Night – Park Theatre

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The End of the Night is a tense and absorbing new drama by Ben Brown based on a true story.

In the final days of World War II, a secret meeting takes place between a member of the World Jewish Congress and one of the most powerful Nazis in Germany – without Hitler’s knowledge. Dr Felix Kersten, Himmler’s trusted personal physiotherapist, uses his unique position of influence to facilitate a meeting between the architect of The Holocaust and Swedish Jew Norbert Masur.

A meeting which could turn Himmler’s thoughts away from the downfall of the Third Reich and towards a course of action that could save thousands of lives. With battle lines crumbling and lives in the balance, the two men must try to find a way to persuade Himmler to release the last surviving concentration camp prisoners contrary to Hitler’s orders that no Jew should outlast the regime.

Ben Caplan plays World Jewish Congress representative Norbert Masur alongside Richard Clothier as prominent Nazi Heinrich Himmler and Michael Lumsden as physiotherapist Felix Kersten.
The Director is Alan Strachan. The theatre issued a warning that this production features explicit discussion of the Holocaust and contains antisemitic language.

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