The Gestapo Minutes
A new play by Adam Ganz
starring Ed Stoppard, Julian Rhind-Tutt and featuring Robin Lustig.
Under the Nazis, Michel Oppenheim, lawyer, patriot and porcelain
collector is made head of the jewish community in Mainz. The minutes of
his regular meetings with Gestapo functionary Schwoerer survive.
Civilly, they discuss the pettiest details of Nazi terror, and
arrangements for the deportations east. Thanks to his non-Jewish wife
Oppenheim survives. Once the war ends the tables are turned. Schwoerer
begs Oppenheim for a testimonial, which could save him from US war
crimes trial and execution. Oppenheimer must decide whether to help the
man who sat across the table during the past six years of horror and
humiliation.
Directed by Catherine Bailey
A Catherine Bailey Production for BBC Radio 4.
Credits
Michel Oppenheim.....Julian Rhind-Tutt
Gerhard Schwoerer.....Ed Stoppard
Gerda Oppenheim.....Tamzin Griffin
Speaker.....Robin Lustig
Replies
Wow - what a story ! Thanks for putting it up...
Dear Rick -
Thanks for a thought provoking radio drama. Looking forward to listening to it.
Bob
Sounds like a winner...thank you!