Written by Tim Nunn
Directed by Katherine Morley
Sound design by David Fennessy
Lighting design by Malcolm Rogan

The White Rose was a group of young people in Nazi Germany. Instead of following the tide of facism they organised resistance by publishing pamphlets against the Nazis, organising secret meetings and conducting graffiti campaigns.

In February 1943 two of them, siblings Sophie and Hans Scholl, were caught distributing the White Rose pamphlets. Within weeks, most of the group were in custody and swiftly executed.

Their individual stories, backgrounds and motivations for campaigning against Hitler varied enormously. Some had already served in the army and some had seen with their own eyes the persecution of Jews, Russians and Poles on the Eastern Front. Most them were very engaged with the arts - music, literature and visual arts. Some had been sucked into the Hitler Youth and turned against Nazism after having been a part of it. Others had always been committed in their opposition.

The true story of the White Rose is full of drama, heroism, romance, tragedy, the beauty of great art and music, and the complexity of relationships between young people from different economic and religious backgrounds.

‘My Dark Sky’, is a portrait of the White Rose and its core members during the last few days of their protest.

My Dark Sky
the White Rose resistance
to Hitler and the Holocaust

My Dark Sky toured Scotland from 16 Sept to 17 Nov 2006, including three weeks at the Tramway Glasgow.