Woman in the Moon

Author(s): Julia Pascal
A US journalist confronts Wernher von Braun about his Nazi past as he is about to help the Americans with research for the Moon Landing. The play has music and is an ensemble piece.
Format: One-act play
Running Time: 75 minutes
Character breakdown:
Wernher von Braun, the Nazi scientist
Dora, a Jewish survivor now a US journalist
Miss America
Pierre, French prisoner
Woman at the Paris Opera
Bomb victim in London, a child
Freddie, a prisoner
Rudi, a pilot
Irena, a Polish Jew in hiding
The Singer
British soldier.

Snapshot

Original or Prominent Production:
Arcola Theatre, London.
Nationality of Author: English
Original Language: English
Publisher:
Oberon Books. 2001 and reprint 2011.
Production Rights Holder:
United Agents, London.

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