Von Ribbentrop's Watch

T1024728873
The credit crunch hasn't done Gerald Roth any favours. The proprietor of Grapes of Roth, an upmarket wine merchant in a downmarket neighbourhood, his business is dying faster than he can say Maximin Grunhauser Abtsberg Kabinett 2008. Then fate throws Gerald a lifeline. He discovers that his old watch, left to him by his father, is surprisingly valuable. If he sold it at auction his money troubles could be over. Unfortunately, the reason his watch is so collectable is that it was once owned by Hitler's Foreign Minister, Joachim von Ribbentrop, whose initials are engraved inside the case, alongside the sweetest little Swastika. Gerald's secret dilemma emerges over out that he isn't the only Roth with something to hide...

Author	Laurence Marks
Author	Maurice Gran

Archive :: production:T1024728873, play:S444398792, venue:V923

Performance

Venue	Playhouse
	Other spaces: Salberg Studio
Town	Salisbury
County	Wiltshire
From	12th October 2010
To	16th October 2010
When	Tue, Wed 19:30. Thu-Sat 20:00. Thu, Sat Mats 14:30
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Company

Producer	Oxford Playhouse (in association with Watford Palace)
Director	Brigid Larmour
Design	Emma Wee
Performer	Paul Brightwell (Mr Blackburn)
Performer	Jessica Dickens (Sasha)
Performer	Jack Ellis (Gerald Roth)
Performer	Andrew Paul (David)
Performer	Gwyneth Strong (Ruth)
Performer	Barbara Young (Mrs Roth)

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