1930s Berlin. A ménage à trois is in play.

Baron Gottfried von Cramm has the world at his feet. An aristocrat, an international tennis sensation and one of Germany’s most celebrated sporting heroes, his future seems assured.

But away from the tennis court, Gottfried is living a very different life, inhabiting a world of queer love, pleasure and freedom in Weimar Berlin.

As Germany descends into fascism, Gottfried’s fame offers him precarious protection. He must decide how much he is prepared to sacrifice for the people he loves and the principles by which he lives.

Inspired by an extraordinary true story, The Gentleman of Wimbledon explores love, courage and the price of remaining honourable in a dishonourable world.

It’s more than a game, when integrity is on the line.

The world premiere of a new play by New York-based playwright Oliver Lehne, directed by award winning director Matthew Iliffe, whose recent work includes Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky (Southwark Playhouse), Slippery (Omnibus Theatre) and Bacon (Finborough Theatre and touring).

“Matthew Iliffe’s captivating staging, endlessly atmospheric… dark vitality and absolute mastery of the space.” WhatsOnStage

 

Anthony Kosky Management in association with Park Theatre.

  • Evenings

    19.15

    Thu & Sat

    15.15

  • Duration

    80 minutes (no interval)

  • Tickets

    £15 - £18

  • Genre

    Drama

  • Age guidance

    14+

  • Content warnings

    Contains reference to Nazism.