Set in Southern Alberta in the summer of 1944, KRISTALLNACHT is a buoyant drama of love and loyalty played out against the background of teaming enemy prison camps and the war's cruel reality. A German soldier, haunted by his memory of ‘the night of shattering glass’ and a Canadian farm girl, who longs to see the world, are brought together under circumstances which threaten their dreams and test their humanity.
First Produced: 1986 by Theatre Network, Edmonton.
Keywords:Â World War II, Alberta, POW camp
Genre: Drama
Acts: 4
Run time: 90 minutes
Male roles: 5
Female roles: 1
Suitable for students 16+
"...a very good play, written with insight and sensitivity." - CBC Radio