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In the final days of World War II, a secret meeting takes place between a Jewish World Congress representative and one of the most powerful Nazis in Germany – without the knowledge of the Führer. Dr Felix Kersten, Himmler’s trusted personal physiotherapist, uses his unique position of influence to facilitate a meeting with Swedish Jew Norbert Masur. A meeting which could turn Himmler’s thoughts away from the fading Führer and towards a course of action that could save thousands of lives. With battle lines crumbling and lives in the balance, the two men must try to find a way to persuade Himmler to release the last surviving concentration camp prisoners contrary to Hitler’s orders that no Jew should outlast the regime. From the writer of Three Days In May (WhatsOnStage Best New Play Award) The End of the Night is a tense, desperate new drama based on a true story.

The End of the Night 2020