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Ein Stück um Hochverrat, aber auch um die Unmenschlichkeit der Todesstrafe.

Das Stück behandelt das Schicksal von John Amery, Engländer, politischer Aktivist und Propagandist jüdischer Herkunft, der zeitweise mit den französischen, spanischen und italienischen Faschisten zusammenarbeitete und im Oktober 1942 nach Deutschland ging, um sich dort von den Nationalsozialisten für ihre Propaganda einspannen zu lassen.

The play is beautifully written to balance its elements of frenetic comedy and fog-wraiths of pain and horror.
(Whats On Stage)

If I were to give a general summary of what An English Tragedy was about, I would probably lose half of you before I had even finished my first sentence! The story of an English Nazi propagandist who was charged with High Treason after the war may not be everybody’s cup of tea, but this lovely piece of writing by the Oscar-winning Ronald Harwood, in the hands of director Di Trevis at the Watford Palace, has resulted in an enthralling piece of drama – a fascinating story, well told with a tense and highly moving finale. It all sounds like heavy stuff doesn’t it, but even if you’r not normally into this sort of thing, it’s worth giving it a chance because it’s an enthralling story and I enjoyed it being told right to the end.
(Katy Lewis, BBC)

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