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IN THE RUBBLE OF PARADISE – WORLD WAR 2 CABARET MUSICAL
In the Rubble of Paradise is the title of a 1920s German film. The star of this film was the Jewish cabaret performer Dora Gerson. This play is loosely based on a small part of Dora’s ill-fated life. Set in the 1930s, in a fictitious Cabaret Club in the German city of Koblenz, the play tells the story of people caught up in the rising tide of evil political dogma. Did they have any choice but to go along with what they were being ordered to do? Were the decadent performances at the cabaret clubs any worse from a moral point of view, than the political violence of the Nazis? A world war 2 Cabaret musical.
Other political dramas by James – Fervan Certao does not exist and musicals – Molly and the Magic Phone
Author: James Chalmers
Type: One act musical
Genre: World War 2 Cabaret Musical
Cast: 3M, 5M plus additonal dancers or singers at the director’s discretion
Ages of the actors: Adult
Suitable for: Adults to watch and to perform
Length: 35-40 minutes
Set: All the scenes, except for the final scene, are set in the cabaret club. The final scene is at a railway station. This scene change can be achieved by a lighting change, moving the two characters to a different part of the stage, closing the main curtains, or a combination of these. The cabaret club scene can be achieved with a few tables and chairs, although the Company may choose to have a more elaborate set. The song and dance interludes are there to enhance the story, as well as to entertain the theatre audience. For this reason the theatre audience should be made to feel they are in the cabaret club. Suggestions that will help to achieve this are – start with the curtains open, give the set prominence at the front of the stage or playing area, and have the characters, especially Wilhelm, speak directly to the audience.
Level of difficulty: 7/10 The performers should be proficient in acting, singing and/or dancing
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Copyright © December 2019 James Chalmers and Off The Wall Play Publishers
Like this play? Other plays set around world war 2
Agatha the Ugly – story of a radio show set in WWII in the USA
Dr Kritzinger’s 12 O’Clock – the true story of the events leading up to the decision to invoke the Holocaust by the Nazi party
Le Jeu Espion – WWII comedy spoof in the style of Allo Allo
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