Taken at Midnight
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Taken at Midnight is a stage play that dramatizes the true story of German lawyer Hans Litten’s mother fighting the Nazi regime after her son’s arrest, noted for its powerful central role originated by Penelope Wilton.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stage play ⓘ |
| author | Mark Hayhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardingBody | WhatsOnStage Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | true story of Hans Litten ⓘ |
| centralRole | Irmgard Litten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| directorOfPremiere | Jonathan Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
courtroom scenes
ⓘ
interrogation scenes ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Adolf Hitler
NERFINISHED
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Hans Litten NERFINISHED ⓘ Irmgard Litten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasMedium | live theatre ⓘ |
| historicalContext | rise of Nazism ⓘ |
| historicalFigureDepicted |
Adolf Hitler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hans Litten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Best New Play ⓘ |
| notableFor |
portrayal of legal resistance to Hitler
ⓘ
powerful central role for a middle‑aged actress ⓘ |
| originalProductionCompany | Chichester Festival Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysEvent |
Irmgard Litten’s campaign for her son’s release
ⓘ
arrest of Hans Litten ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Chichester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2014-09-10 ⓘ |
| premiereVenue | Minerva Theatre, Chichester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedBy | Chichester Festival Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reviewedBy |
The Guardian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Independent NERFINISHED ⓘ The Telegraph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleOriginatedBy | Penelope Wilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starred | Penelope Wilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Hans Litten
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irmgard Litten NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi regime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
parental love
ⓘ
political persecution ⓘ resistance to totalitarianism ⓘ |
| transferredTo | Theatre Royal Haymarket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WestEndRunCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WestEndRunStartDate | 2015-01-15 ⓘ |
| yearOfAwardNomination | 2015 ⓘ |
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