Hauptmann

Hauptmann

Hauptmann

Hauptmann

Overview

This compelling drama by the author of Never the Sinner begins just moments before the 1936 execution of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, the German immigrant who was convicted of murdering the Lindbergh's baby. With prison guards doubling as other characters in flashback, Hauptmann tells his gripping story.

Cautions

  • Caution Intense Adult Intense Adult Themes

Details

  • Time Period: 1930s
  • Target Audience: Adult

Authors

John Logan

John Logan is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. He has received rave reviews for his plays Never the Sinner, about the infamous Leopold and Loeb case, and Hauptman, about the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. RED, which premiered at the Donmar Warehouse in London and the ...
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