The Diary of Anne Frank
From: Monday, 14th May 2012
To: Saturday, 19 May 2012
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Synopsis
Based on the true diaries of a Jewish family hiding from the Nazis. Her father published the diaries long afte rthe war - he being the only member of the family to survive. This is a poignant and true story of an ordinary family in extreme circumstances as for 25 months they are hidden from the Gestapo in an Amsterdam attic.
Our Review:
Barbara Maxwell - 14 May 2012
Coming away from the Theatre having watched the play The Diary of Anne Frank” I find myself in a mood of reflection and meditation. How can human beings be as brutal to one another?
The play, as most people will know, is based on the true life story of the Frank family, and some of their friends, who were forced to hide from the Nazis in the secret annexe built behind and above the offices of Opekta – the company founded by Otto Frank. The family moved into the annexe on 5th July 1942, and they remained there until 1st August 1944. Anne Frank was just 14 when the family first went into hiding and throughout her years of “imprisonment” kept a diary. Her diary was published after her death by her Father Otto Frank, as he knew this was her dearest wish, and it is from the pages of this diary we learn of their extra-ordinary existence.
This is a beautiful and thought provoking piece, sensitively directed by Nikolai Foster, who man...
Cast
Christopher Timothy (Otto Frank)
Creative
Albert Hackett (Author)
Frances Goodritch (Author)
Otto Frank (Author)
York Theatre Royal (Producer)
Touring Consortium Theatre Company (Company)
Nikolai Foster (Director)
Wendy Kesselman (Adaptation)
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