Taken at Midnight

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Taken at Midnight is a stage play that dramatizes the true story of German lawyer Hans Litten’s mother fighting the Nazi regime after her son’s arrest, noted for its powerful central role originated by Penelope Wilton.

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instanceOf stage play
author Mark Hayhurst
awardingBody WhatsOnStage Awards
linked to: WhatsOnStage Award
basedOn true story of Hans Litten
centralRole Irmgard Litten
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception generally positive
directorOfPremiere Jonathan Church
features courtroom scenes
interrogation scenes
featuresCharacter Adolf Hitler
Hans Litten
Irmgard Litten
genre drama
hasMedium live theatre
historicalContext rise of Nazism
historicalFigureDepicted Adolf Hitler
Hans Litten
language English
nominatedFor Best New Play
notableFor portrayal of legal resistance to Hitler
powerful central role for a middle‑aged actress
originalProductionCompany Chichester Festival Theatre
portraysEvent Irmgard Litten’s campaign for her son’s release
arrest of Hans Litten
premiereCity Chichester
linked to: CHICHESTER
premiereCountry United Kingdom
premiereDate 2014-09-10
premiereVenue Minerva Theatre, Chichester
producedBy Chichester Festival Theatre
reviewedBy The Guardian
The Independent
The Telegraph
linked to: The Daily Telegraph
roleOriginatedBy Penelope Wilton
settingPeriod Nazi Germany
starred Penelope Wilton
subject Hans Litten
Irmgard Litten
Nazi regime
linked to: Nazi Germany
theme parental love
political persecution
resistance to totalitarianism
transferredTo Theatre Royal Haymarket
WestEndRunCity London
linked to: London, England
WestEndRunStartDate 2015-01-15
yearOfAwardNomination 2015

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Penelope Wilton notableWork Taken at Midnight