East of Berlin
by Hannah Moscovitch

East of Berlin Book Cover
East of Berlin Cover

Highlights

90 mins 1980s Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes

Synopsis

As a teenager, Rudi discovers that his father was a doctor at Auschwitz.

Questioning redemption, love, guilt and the sins of the father, East of Berlin follows Rudi’s emotional upheaval as he comes to terms with a frightening past that was never his own.

Press Reviews

"The astonishing thing about Moscovitch’s play is how funny it is. She’s not afraid to plunge right through areas that others might consider poor taste in order to come out the other side in search of a deeper truth. And the way she also keeps an undercurrent of eroticism bubbling beneath the play is both disquieting and stimulating. With its cast of three, timeless theme and skilled writing, East of Berlin could easily have a life in theaters around the world."

— Variety

"Just over 90 minutes, but it packs more of a punch than many three-hour epics I’ve sat through… If I told you that Moscovitch was writing about the children of Nazis and how they cope with their parents’ heinous legacy, you might think that you’ve heard all this before. But you’d be wrong. Her examination of the relationship between the children of victims of the Holocaust and the children of those who victimized them is astonishingly complex, as well as sexy, funny and suspenseful."

— Toronto Star

Characters

Character
Hermann
Sarah
Rudi

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Interview with Hannah Moscovitch about East of Berlin

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
ISBN-13 9780887548499
ISBN-10 0887548490

East of Berlin is a play written by Hannah Moscovitch and published by Samuel French .

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Restrictions: Major Markets Plus (US) / Standard Plus Add'l Postcodes (UK)

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