in development
PLAYING HITLER is a provocative exploration of the personal and political dynamics within the Nazi leadership, focusing on themes of power, sexuality, and historical truth.
Set in the backdrop of early 1930s Berlin, the play delves into the clandestine lives of figures like Hitler and Röhm, highlighting their concealed homosexuality and the implications it had on their rise to power. Through the lens of a controversial play being staged amidst the turmoil PLAYING HITLER underscores the intersection of art and politics, questioning the ethical boundaries and responsibilities of representation. The narrative challenges audiences to reconsider historical narratives and the role of personal secrets in shaping public personas.
Writer Tim Luscombe comments
It’s about political image and fictional truth. Set in Berlin in 1912, 1933 and 2025, it is centred around a number of efforts to play Hitler and represent Hitler on the stage as queer. Through the historical investigation of queerness, the fight for sexual liberation and the oppression of difference echo and repeat themselves...
A rehearsed reading of PLAYING HITLER was presented by TPE during development week AUTUMN 2024
