The Lost Priest
Orchard Theatre Company presents the premiere of this intimate one-man show about the complexities of growing up Jewish in modern-day America. Written, co-directed and performed by Gabe Seplow, The Lost Priest offers an insight into the actor’s struggles with identity and ethnicity, as told through childhood memories, historical anecdotes and everyday observations.
➤ Friday 1 – Saturday 23 August. 10.40am. £10. theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall, EH8 9DW.
Margolyes & Dickens: More Best Bits
Award-winning Jewish actor, author and TV personality Miriam Margolyes OBE returns with an update on her 1989 one-woman show, Dickens’ Women. The original was a mix of sketches based on characters from Charles Dickens stories, short readings and fascinating titbits about the man himself. Last year, More Best Bits sold out at Edinburgh, so don’t miss your chance to see it. Expect more characters, more anecdotes and a highly unfiltered Q&A.
➤ Saturday 9 – Sunday 24 August. 6pm. £26.50, £24 concs. Pentland Theatre @ Pleasance at EICC, EH3 8EE.
My Name is Rachel Corrie
Twenty years since its controversial debut at London’s Royal Court Theatre, this powerful political play has been revived by an (almost) all-Jewish team. Originally adapted in 2005 by journalist Katharine Viner, now editor of The Guardian, and the late actor Alan Rickman, My Name is Rachel Corrie tells stories, verbatim, of a subject that maintains a stronghold in international news: Israel vs Palestine. The words are collated from emails and diary entries by American activist Corrie, who died in 2003, aged 23, trying to help a Palestinian pharmacist protect his home from demolition in the Gaza Strip. She was crushed to death by the Israel Defence Forces’ bulldozer. Upon its initial release, the play was heavily criticised for being biased and adding fuel to flames of political tension, so it will be interesting to see if it arouses similar passions in the hands of this Jewish team. Starring British-German actor and producer Sascha Shinder and directed by Susan Worsfold.
➤ Friday 1 – Sunday 24 August (exc. Mondays). 7pm. £12/£13. Studio @ ZOO Southside, EH8 9ER.
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