Penelope Wilton

Penelope Wilton. She plays Irmgard, the mother of celebrated lawyer Hans Litten who puts Hitler on the witness stand in 1930s Germany with devastating consequences.

Irmgard's relationship with her son and her courageous efforts to help him are at the heart of Taken At Midnight, a world premiere by Mark Hayhurst. Hans is famed for the brilliance with which he defends opponents of the Nazi movement.

When he calls Hitler as star witness in the trial of a band of murderous Nazi paramilitaries, the politician feels the full force of Litten’s intellect, wit and courage.

Two years later, Hans is arrested, held without trial and tortured, leaving his indomitable mother to confront his captors at enormous personal risk.