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About Crooked Cross
CROOKED CROSS draws us into the story of the Klugers, a typical middle-class Bavarian family, facing the economic and political challenges of life in Germany between Christmas 1932 and June 1933. The heart of the play is a love story: Lexa Kluger is engaged to Moritz Weissmann, a Jewish doctor. Lexa’s brothers, Helmy and Erich, are becoming increasingly involved with the Nazi party, grateful to have “a real job with a little pay at least.” We see the rise of fascism, but we also see the yearning for belonging that drives these young men into the darkness.
CROOKED CROSS is Sally Carson’s dramatization of her novel of the same name. The novel was published in 1934, the play premiered in Birmingham (U.K.) in 1935. Carson writes with great compassion, sympathy and vision: “Through it all she never preaches, or loses touch, through hate or prejudice, with the human beings she represents,” The Times.
Run time
2hr. Incl. intermission.
Categories
Age
Ages 13+.
Start date
September 20th, 2025
End date
November 1st, 2025
While historically, this was the first play written about the rise of Nazis, unfortunately, it doesn’t have the same impact it probably did when it first ran. Because of the sheer number of Nazi / Holocaust / WW2 dramas, this doesn’t necessarily feel new or different. There are some impactful, highly relevant scenes (especially when the younger Nazis grow angered when challenged about their beliefs), but they don’t register as much as they should. One of the reasons why is because this cast isn’t up to snuff — it feels like a stilted college production. While I enjoy The Mint and applaud its efforts to bring work like this to the stage, this wasn’t my favorite production of theirs.
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