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I Am a Camera

by John Van Druten, Christopher Isherwood · 1952

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This play, inspired by Isherwood's stories, was a partial basis for the film musical "Cabaret" starring Liza Minneli. The story-line centers on the activities of a group of music hall entertainers in Nazi Germany prior to WWII.

Genre
literary fiction
Themes
theatre
Setting
1950sBerlinEuropeGermany
Audience
adult
Length
short · 90 pages
Form
plays

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