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A chilling portrayal of Heinrich Himmler
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MENACING: Richard Clothier as Himmler
[Mark Douet]
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The End of the Night
Park Theatre, London
BASED on a recorded meeting between Heinrich Himmler and a representative of the World Jewish Congress in the final days of the second world war, this is a little-known encounter with fascinating dramatic potential.
With Berlin awaiting the arrival of the Allied forces, Himmler was persuaded by his physiotherapist to meet a Jewish activist without Hitler’s knowledge to discuss the possible release of concentration camp inmates as an act of goodwill.
Ben Brown’s exploration of this late-night meeting at a hunting lodge just outside Berlin focuses largely on Himmler, played with menacing earnestness and charm by Richard Clothier.
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