WILL STONE fact-checks the colourful life of Ozzy Osbourne
A chilling portrayal of Heinrich Himmler
SIMON PARSONS reviews an exploration of an infamous psychopath forced to judge his own actions
MENACING: Richard Clothier as Himmler
[Mark Douet] 
JAMES CROSSLEY applauds a lucid biography of the German radical preacher who reemerged as a hero in the GDR
Prizes all round: the Bard hands plaudits to the Miners Gala, OT&JC, Joe Solo, Black Sabbath’s frontman and the Lionesses
Star cartoonist JAMIE BRITTON is in awe of a graphic novel of epic proportions that explores class, religion and globalisation via the strange cultivation of Ginseng in the US Midwest
GUILLERMO THOMAS is intrigued by a history of the Middle East that demonstrates how promising post colonial beginnings were snuffed out by Western imperialist interests
MARIA DUARTE recommends the intricate study of a high-performance and highly dysfuntional German family
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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