Hitler, Eva, a Safehouse, and a Syringe of Blue Dye...

September 4, 2008 9:50 PM

Eva and Hitler in an Argentinian safehouse... What is this play called?

I saw a play when I was in Croyden (London) on business. I *think* it was called "Mister and Misses Smith (or Mr. and Mrs. Smith)" but I can find absolutely no references to it, and my Google-fu has failed me, grasshopper.

The play, in a nutshell:
Eva and Hitler check into a Nazi safehouse in (I think) Argentina. The woman who runs the safehouse is slowly poisoning Hitler day by day, and he gets sicker and sicker. The time comes where Eva needs to GTFO or get caught, and the safehouse lady says that she'll "look after him," and for Eva to go. Once Eva leaves, the safehouse lady beats the living SHIT out of Hitler, and gives a huge awesome monologue while hovering over Hitler's beat-up body about how she's a Jew, her sister was a patient of Dr. Mengele's in Auschwitz, and they injected blue dye into her eyes before they killed her for "science." The play ends with safehouse lady with a syringe in one hand, and Hitler in the other. Blackout.

It was AWESOME. I want to know about it, who wrote it, who produced it, etc. Where am I not looking?

Thanks!

posted by jimmyhutch to media & arts (4 comments total)

Do you recall the name of the theatre in which you saw the play?
posted by tehloki at 11:37 PM on September 4, 2008

Yikes, that sounds pretty intense. There are a few plays listed on Wikipedia, but none seem to fit the bill. I thought that link would be helpful, but it must not be a well-known play? I would try to remember/find out the name of the theatre where you saw the play.
posted by Mael Oui at 11:48 PM on September 4, 2008

I recall a real creepy OTR (Old Time Radio) drama where Hitler is portrayed as a frail doddering old man who had somehow escaped to Argentina. He is discovered by some "followers" who nurse him back to robust health so that "unfinished business" could be concluded. He thinks the unfinished business is establishing the Reich. Actually, the "followers" were Israeli agents who restored his health because it's no fun to hang someone half-gone anyway.
posted by RavinDave at 4:05 AM on September 5, 2008

If you know anyone who has access to the London Theatre Archives (or want to pony up the £5 to get access yourself, you could try their search page here. I hope you find it -- it sound really interesting.
posted by pised at 8:10 AM on September 7, 2008