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Collaboration

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2w, 4m

Ronald Harwood

In 1931, composer Richard Strauss and writer Stefan Zweig embark on an invigorating artistic partnership. But Zweig is a Jew and the Nazis are on the march. Is it possible to keep artistic aspiration and political action separate? How fine is the line between collaboration and betrayal?

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Collaboration

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 4m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Docudrama/Historic

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Summary
In 1931, composer Richard Strauss and writer Stefan Zweig embark on an invigorating artistic partnership. But Zweig is a Jew and the Nazis are on the march. Is it possible to keep artistic aspiration and political action separate? How fine is the line between collaboration and betrayal?
History

Collaboration and Taking Sides are companion pieces by Ronald Harwood. Taking Sides premiered at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester, in 1995; Collaboration premiered at the same theatre in July 2008, when the two plays were staged in repertory.

  • Time Period 1930s

Media

Richard Strauss was a jewel in the Nazis' cultural crown - until he chose the Jewish writer Stefan Zweig as his librettist. Their relationship is lovingly and brillianly sketched - John Peter, Sunday Times.

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Authors

Ronald Harwood

Ronald Harwood
Ronald Harwood’s many plays include The Dresser, Taking Sides, Quartet, Mahler’s Conversion, An English Tragedy, Collaboration and Degenerate Art which premiered in Berlin in October 2015. His films include The Dresser (Academy Award Nomination for Best Screenplay), Taking ...
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