New musical cabaret The Strange Affair of Herschel Grynszpan to showcase at The Other Palace

A workshop performance of new musical The Strange Affair of Herschel Grynszpan will be presented at The Other Palace.

Based on the true story of a teenage assassin, the piece is written by Linnie Reedman and features original music by Dutch composer Arnoud Breitbarth together with songs from the Weimar period.

Also directed by Reedman, the show is being presented as a workshop performance in the studio of The Other Palace on 29 – 30 March.

It is 1938. A young Jewish refugee, Herschel Grynszpan, walks into the German embassy in Paris and shoots a German diplomat. He is arrested and spends the next four years in prison. When the Nazis march into Paris, they capture Herschel and send him to a camp in Berlin. Herschel has a choice: to be paraded in front of the world’s press as a celebrity scapegoat; or to confess the truth – and to lift the lid on, not just his own sexuality, but the scandal that has infiltrated the Third Reich!

Herschel has an important story to tell. So far, he has only known prison and cabaret bars. And one love affair… with the enemy. Can he tell his story? Could this be the show-trial of his dreams? Or will the Third Reich try to bury the true facts to avoid a scandal at all costs?

Linnie Reedman said:: “I came across this story while researching another project set in a similar era – and it was an irresistible tale that I felt just has to be told. And, for me, it is a gift to be able to set it within the cabaret bars of the Weimar period. Working with a composer who has a personal – albeit historical – connection to one of the characters adds a real poignancy.”

For more information and tickets, visit theotherpalace.co.uk