The extraordinary story of the women’s orchestra in Auschwitz, originally filmed for television with Vanessa Redgrave, and adapted for the stage by Miller himself.<\/p>\n
Fania F\u00e9nelon, a Parisian singer, is arrested by the Nazis and sent to Auschwitz. There, she finds herself swept into the orchestra, composed entirely of female prisoners and founded as entertainment for the camp commandants. As long as the orchestra continues to find favour, its members will be spared the gas chambers. But Fania is struggling with the corruption of what she holds most sacred in the world \u2013 her music \u2013 and the morals of the orchestra members are being ground down every day. They are, quite literally, playing for time.<\/p>\n
Arthur Miller’s stageplay\u00a0Playing for Time<\/em>\u00a0is adapted from the 1980 CBS television film, written by Miller himself, and based on acclaimed musician Fania F\u00e9nelon’s autobiography\u00a0The Musicians of Auschwitz<\/em>. The television film starred Vanessa Redgrave as F\u00e9nelon.<\/p>\n The stageplay was first staged at 1-Act Theatre, San Francisco, in 1985.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Author: Arthur Miller
\nPublication date: 07 Mar 1990
\nPublisher: Nick Hern Books
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