A German Life - 2019 - West End Tickets, News, Info & More
Brunhilde Pomsel's life spanned the twentieth century. She struggled to make ends meet as a secretary in Berlin during the 1930s, her many employers including a Jewish insurance broker, the German Broadcasting Corporation and, eventually, Joseph Goebbels.
Christopher Hampton's play is drawn from the testimony Pomsel gave when she finally broke her silence shortly before she died to a group of Austrian filmmakers, and from their documentary A German Life (Christian Krönes, Olaf Müller, Roland Schrotthofer and Florian Weigensamer, produced by Blackbox Film & Media Productions).
History:
ProductionRun Type: Limited Run
Market: West End
Previews: April 06, 2019
Closing: May 11, 2019
Bridge Theatre
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A German Life West End Cast
by Emma Watkins
- April 16, 2019
Having been away from the stage for 12 years, Maggie Smith has returned in exceptional style in Christopher Hampton's A German Life. It's an almost 2 hour monologue, in which Smith recounts a life story as if to a long-lost friend visiting for afternoon tea.
by Review Roundups
- April 13, 2019
Maggie Smith returns to the stage for the first time in twelve years in A German Life, a new play by Christopher Hampton drawn from the life and testimony of Brunhilde Pomsel (1911-2017). Maggie Smith, alone on stage, plays Brunhilde Pomsel. Directed by Jonathan Kent, A German Life runs for five-weeks until 11 May with all performances at 7.30pm. Design is by Anna Fleischle, lighting by Jon Clark with sound by Paul Groothuis.
A German Life Frequently Asked Questions
What productions of A German Life have there been?
A German Life has had 2 productions including West End which opened in 2019 and West End which opened in 2019.
