Beethoven in Stalingrad

‘When you receive this letter listen to it carefully; you might hear my voice whispering’

A new play 'Beethoven in Stalingrad' played to based on letters that were confiscated and hidden away by the Nazi regime. Around Christmas 1942, the German soldiers in Stalingrad were given one last opportunity to write home.

Their powerful testimonies are here intertwined with a live remix of Beethoven’s music. Scottish violinist Ian Peaston unravels and remixes the Appassionata in distorted electronic strands that mirror the narratives of real soldiers’ letters from Stalingrad, adapted and performed by the Swedish actor Jesper Arin.

“…powerful, haunting and occasionally shattering solo theatre piece.” - Fringe Review

“The emotive and powerful performance of Jesper Arin provides the focus of the play … proving intensely brutal in its emotional honesty.” - Fringe Review

“The themes of the letters are universal, and that’s exactly what makes this piece of theatre so powerful.” - Fringe Review

“The play hits you emotionally and makes you think about big questions of belief, survival, suffering and love.” - Counter Culture

"The themes of the letters are universal, and that’s exactly what makes this piece of theatre so powerful." - BroadwayBaby