A new play highlighting Nazi doctor Carl Peter Værnet, and his so called “cure” for homosexuality, is set to launch in London this summer.

Værnet experimented on 17 prisoners in the Buchenwald concentration camp during the Second World War, two of whom died, before fleeing to South America.

The Danish doctor’s existence is believed to be covered up by the Allied forces, who were interested in his “cure”.

Savage tells the story of two men directly affected by Værnet’s experiments.

Claudio Macor, the writer and director of Savage, said: “Theatre has always challenged audiences, its what makes theatre immediate, vital and real.

“This is more than a love story, its about a Nazi War Criminal who was never hounded, prosecuted or on any most wanted list; he got off Scott free and both the British and Danish governments has so far failed to offer an apology.

“Theatre has a duty to expose such a story and injustice.”

Værnet would inject testosterone into the inmates testicles without anesthetic in an attempt to “cure” them of their homosexuality.

He was captured after the war, however was allowed to reach Argentina, where he continued research into the so-called “cure”.

The story of Værnet’s experiments, and subsequent escape, were recently the subject of an article on The Guardian by prominent LGBTI rights activist Peter Tatchell.

Tatchell claims that Danish and Allied forced allowed Værnet to escape, and will be appearing in a Q&A after the show to discuss the story further.

Macor added: “I feel very strongly that people should know what happened especially in the current climate. It is only when we expose the horrors of the past that we can learn to never repeat them.”

Savage opens at the Above the Arts Theatre on June 29, running until July 23. For more information, click here.