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THE DANISH PLAY - a true tale of resistance

by Sonja Mills

Agnete Ottosen was tough, unsentimental and remarkable. When World War II broke out, Ottosen immediately joined the Resistance, organizing the escape of many Jews, and writing for an underground newspaper. She was caught and tortured in the Gestapo but revealed nothing, managing to survive internment in the notorious Ravensbrück concentration camp.

Sonja Mills, Ottosen's great-niece, has written a play that offers historical insight and critical reflection on some of the most ugent issues of our time – nationalism, justice and freedom. A moving dramatic experience.

“One of the strongest and most wrenching pieces of theatre so far this season.” —Robert Crew, Toronto Star

“Easily one of the best plays of the year.” —Glen Sumi, Now Magazine

"The understated aritstry of the Danish play sneaks up on you very slowly...by the time the evening is through, it has emerged as the deft and subtle account of a story set in Nazi-occupied Denmark that only blossoms into true tragedy years after the enemy has been defeated." —Kate Taylor, Globe and Mail

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