Taking Sides (play)

Taking Sides is a 1995 play by British playwright Ronald Harwood, about the post-war United States denazification investigation of the German conductor and composer Wilhelm Furtwängler on charges of having served the Nazi regime.

Although the investigation that is the focus of the play resulted in formal charges being brought against Furtwängler, he was eventually cleared by the tribunal.

It starred Daniel Massey as Wilhelm Furtwängler and Michael Pennington as Major Steve Arnold.

The cast had originally performed the play at the Minerva Theatre in Chichester, which was directed by Harold Pinter.

[3] For his performance in the role of Furtwängler, Massey was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play.