1938 - Hitler Takes Vienna - Jack Studio Theatre
Preview by Lizzie Guilfoyle
FREELY adapted from Joseph Roth’s The Emperor’s Tomb by Howard Colyer, 1938 – Hitler Takes Vienna runs at the Jack Studio Theatre from Tuesday, September 1 to Saturday, September 5, 2015.
A dramatic monologue, 1938 opens on the anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War.
After five years of ranting Hitler has crossed over.
He’s returned home. He’s returned to his native land.
Hitler the Austrian – the German leader –
is marching home with a grey, grim army.
Is this the start of a new war?
Late in the evening on March 11, 1938, a man sits in a Jewish bar in Vienna as the German army invades Austria. The other guests flee – as does the owner – but he remains to contemplate his past and his future: bleak though that may be.
Presented by Ballast Theatre, 1938 is directed by Kate Bannister and performed by David Bromley, who has previously appeared in Howard Colyer’s Flight and Without Reluctance And Without Relief as well as playing the title roles in both Diary Of A Madman and Boris Godunov.
1938 is suitable for ages 12+.
Tickets: £10 – available from the box office on 0333 666 3366 (£1.50 fee for phone bookings only) or online at www.brockleyjack.co.uk/.
Time: 7.45pm.
Also at the Jack Studio Theatre: Madame X, adapted by Simon James Collier from the original play La Femme X by Alexandre Bisson (June 23 to July 11, 2015) and Joshua Jewkes’ adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (July 14 to August 1, 2015).