Erika – the woman who tried to save democracy

Playtext created with arrangement from the Erika Mann and W H Auden Estates. Erika Photos reproduced with kind permission from the Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries

A new play about Erika Mann by Nicolette Kay

The text was workshopped in March 2024 with 

Dramaturg and Director Danièle Sanderson and Composer/Librettist Seb Cridland

Thanks to The Birmingham Conservatoire for supporting the workshop.


The Assistant Producer Georgina Housby and Designer James Helps are now on board to further develop the production in 2025.

Poster design Moriah Potter

Erika was Queer, she was talented, she could act, write, talk and fix a car.  She became a Refugee…

We are currently liaising with organisations in Kent to tailor our Erika workshops for groups that can relate to the Queer and Refugee themes in the play.

See more information about our previous workshops: