OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Tony Browne 

• Synopsis

  The rapid and forceful annexation of Austria forms the backdrop of The Man who stole from Adolf Hitler. The play concerns the Gestapo's brutal and unrelenting interrogation of Reinhold Hanisch, one of Hitler's business partners and protectors, following the sale of pictures painted by the Fuehrer. A con-man to the last, Hanisch, in his feeble attempts to explain himself, is increasingly caught in a trap of his own making. Under the dominating shadow of Hitler, Hanish must simply, and finally, disappear.

• Play Type

  Plays General
  

  Number Of Acts

  One Act

Cast size

• Male

  4

• Female

  4

• Total

  8

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  1983

• Producer

  Produced by Cork Theatre Company

• Original Venue

  Ivernia Theatre
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was supplied by a member of Cork Theatre Company.