Copenhagen

Synopsis

Copenhagenopened at the Royal National Theatre's Cottesloe Theatre in May 1998 before transferring to the West End in February 1999, running more than two years at the Duchess Theatre. Copenhagen is inspired by actual events that have intrigued and baffled historians for more than 50 years. In 1941, the German nuclear physicist Werner Heisenberg made a mysterious visit to Nazi occupied Copenhagen to meet with his Danish counterpart, Niels Bohr. Once, their work as fellow scientists had opened the way into the atom, but they were now on opposite sides of a world war and the race was on to advance their discoveries. Scientists and historians have argued ever since about what happened at that fateful meeting.

Latest User Review

81.6.239.67) - 5 October 2005:

This is a wonderful production.The actors are extremely good-how do they remember all those lines! The set is striking,the costumes original and one is completely immersed in the storyline. I've seen this play on TV but this was much better. Truly thought-provoking.We've had lots of discussions about it since....

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