Footloose in Munich, Harvard-educated Putzi Hanfstaengl finds himself drawn in by Hitler’s charisma, quickly becoming one of his entourage, partly thanks to his enthusiastic piano-playing. But with the whole country in the grip of hyperinflation - pushing wheelbarrows of money to pay for a single loaf of bread - there is a call for a more drastic step: a coup against the federal government. Are the Nazis ready? Can they wait any longer?

Starring Corey Johnson as Putzi Hanfstaengl, Tom Mothersdale as Adolf Hitler and featuring Michael Moloney as Gustav von Kahr, Bavarian State Commissioner.

Cast:

Putzi Hanfastaengl - COREY JOHNSON

Adolf Hitler - TOM MOTHERSDALE

Ernst Röhm - JOSEPH ALESSI

Emil Maurice - OSCAR BATTERHAM

Leni Hanfstaengl - MELODY GROVE

Herman Göring - SCOTT KARIM

Gustav Ritter von Kahr - MICHAEL MALONEY

Ulrich Graf - FORBES MASSON

General Ludendorff - ANDREW WOODALL

Other parts were played by: EDWARD BENNETT, WILLIAM CHUBB, NICHOLAS FARRELL,

GEORGE KEMP, SORCHA KENNEDY, JACK LASKEY and LYNNE MILLER

The Narrator is JULIET STEVENSON

Sound designer – ADAM WOODHAMS

Studio Manager – MARK SMITH

Casting Director – GINNY SCHILLER

Original Score – METAPHOR MUSIC

Writer and Director – JONATHAN MYERSON

Producer – NICHOLAS NEWTON

A Promenade Production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds

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