The Investigation (play)

The Investigation (play)

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The Investigation (1965) is a play by German playwright Peter Weiss that depicts the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials of 1963–1965. It premiered on October 19, 1965 on stages in fourteen West and East German cities and at the Royal Shakespeare Company in London. It carries the subtitle "Oratorio in 11 Cantos". Weiss was an observer at the trials and developed the play partially from the reports of Bernd Naumann.

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Characters
Judge
Prosecuting Attorney
Counsel for the Defense
Witnesses, numbered 1–9
Adjutant Mulka
Boger
Dr. Capesius
Dr. Frank
Dr. Schatz
Dr. Lucas
Kaduk
Hofmann
Medical Orderly Klehr
Scherpe
Hantl
SS Corporal Stark
Baretzki
Schlage
Bischoff
Broad
Breitwieser
Bednarek
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Setting
Courtroom
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