With the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, American playwright Doug Wright stumbled across the amazing story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf – a true survivor. Defying two of the most repressive regimes of the 20th Century – the Nazis and then the East German Communists – Charlotte courageously provided a refuge for Berlin’s avant-garde, eventually becoming regarded as a national treasure. What’s even more astonishing is that Charlotte was a man, living as a woman. But as Wright began researching Charlotte’s life more closely, some disturbing contradictions began to emerge.