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“There’s'this'monstrous'idiot'–'this'monstrous'elected'idiot'–'who'keeps'telling'his'fellow-idiots'to'throw'my'books'on'a'bonfire'and'beat'me'up'in'the'street…”

Vienna'1934.

'Stefan'is'one'of'the'world’s'most'successful'authors'–'widely'read,'universally'admired,'and'translated'into'every'language.

'His'is'the'life'of'a'wealthy'playboy,'enjoying'only'the'finest'things'in'life'-'from'luxurious'world'travel'to'the'company'of'his'most'dazzling'contemporaries'in'Europe’s'most'fashionable'restaurants.

'Only'two'things'cloud'his'prospects:'the'rise'of'the'Nazi'Party,'and'the'sudden'appearance'of'a'woman'who'he'clearly'knows…'but'who'he'cannot,'for'the'life'of'him,'remember…

Christopher'Hampton’s'adaptation'of'the'short'story'by'Stefan'Zweig'(1881-1942)'receives'its'English'Language'premiere'following'a'triumphant'run'at'Vienna’s'Josefstadt'Theater.

'Winner'of'multiple'awards'including'two'Oscars,'Hampton’s'plays'include'Les'Liaisons'Dangereuses,'Tales'from'Hollywood'and'The'Philanthropist,'and'he'is'celebrated'for'his'translations'of'Reza'and'Zeller.

Clare'Lizzimore’s'previous'productions'at'Hampstead'include'Amy'Rosenthal’s'On'the'Rocks'and'Nick'Payne’s'first'play'Lay'Down'Your'Cross.

'Other'recent'productions'include'Closer'(Lyric'Hammersmith),'Snowflake'(Kiln)'and'Bull'(Young'Vic),'for'which'she'won'an'Olivier'Award'for'Outstanding'Achievement'in'an'Affiliate'Theatre.

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