Copenhagen frayn5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() Indeed, its victory seemed imminent.īeyond those questions, the ongoing historical-philosophical debate centers on what role, if any, the meeting had in shaping World War II's end in general, and the creation-and ultimate proliferation of-nuclear weapons in particular. Was Heisenberg attempting to elicit classified scientific information from Bohrs? Or, was he there to warn him in some way? At that point in time, Germany was winning the war. Why Heisenberg secretly journeyed to Copenhagen and what transpired between the two men has intrigued historians and scientists for more than five decades. The award-winning British import, playing in London's West End to sold-out houses, details a 1941 encounter between Nobel prize-winning German physicist Werner Heisenberg (Michael Cumptsy)-who helmed the atomic bomb program for the Nazis-and his Danish Nobel Prize-winning mentor Niels Bohr (Philip Bosco) and Bohr's wife Margrethe (Blair Brown). Consider "Copenhagen," a new play by Michael Frayn, which bowed on Broadway at the Royale Theatre April 11. ![]() The task becomes especially daunting if the topic and characters in question are emotionally charged. Onstage re-creations of historical events, featuring real life figures, pose a host of challenges for the creators, not the least of which is their need to maintain a delicate balance between accuracy (however that is defined) and interpretation. ![]()
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