Peter Fechter: 59 Minutes
A play by Jordan Tannahill

Thu, Mar 1, 2018 at 8pm

Half documentary, Peter Fechter: 59 Minutes tells the very real story of two boys who attempt to join the many who defected into West Berlin by crossing the Berlin Wall. The attempt, however, results in eighteen-year-old Peter getting shot in the lower pelvis. He lay between the border’s barricades for approximately an hour before dying from this injury. Half conceptualization, Tannahill expertly navigates these fifty-nine minutes from gunshot to final breath, exploring what could possibly have motivated Peter to risk his life to cross the wall. What can matter to us so much that we risk everything for it?


The Bus Stop Theatre

2203 Gottingen Street
Halifax, NS B3K 3B5