Judgment Day

Judgement Day by Ödön von Horváth and translated by Christopher Hampton, the writer of When Did you Last See My Mother?, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, The Good Father, Carrington and The Quiet American.

It's another normal day at a small-town station, where a handful of passengers are waiting for the stopping train. If not, how long can he postpone the day of judgment?

Christopher Hampton's translation of Ödön von Horváth's Judgment Day premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in September 2009

It's another normal day at a small-town station, where a handful of passengers are waiting for the stopping train. Thomas Hudetz, the well-liked station master, is momentarily distracted by a young woman. Seconds later eighteen people are dead.

Standing in the wreckage of the 405 Express, can Thomas accept the truth that is hurtling towards him? If not, how long can he postpone the day of judgment?

Christopher Hampton's translation of Ödön von Horváth's Judgment Day premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in September 2009