Brighton fantastic Actor’s Theatre is set to stage a thought provoking and powerful play, The Pink List, created and performed by Michael Trauffer.
The one man play is set in 1957 West Germany where he battle against the Nazis ended 12 years ago, but the war against injustice rages on.
Karl, a gay concentration camp survivor, stands trial for the “crime” of loving another man. While most laws have been denazified, the Nazi-era law persecuting homosexuals remains in force, making men like Karl perpetual offenders rather than recognised victims.
The Pink List, a one-person musical inspired by the untold stories of gay men in postwar Germany, takes its name from the lists created by the Nazis to track and target gay men – lists that were still used by the German police in post-war years.
The play looks to be a new take on a subject still requiring more exploration and we are looking forward to seeing how this adds to our collective understanding.
The performances are on May 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th, all at 7.30 pm.
Tickets are available from Brighton Fringe.
