Fri 11 – Sat 19 November 2016 (not Sun 13)
Kindertransport
by Diane Samuels
Directed by Jessica-Ann Jenner
January 1939: Eva Schlesinger, a young Jewish girl is placed onto a train in Germany and sent to England to escape the threat of the Nazis. Haunted by the shadow of the “ratcatcher” from her favourite story book and the guilt of her own survival, Eva arrives in Manchester to begin a new life. Over thirty years later, a young woman opens a box in an attic in London. Inside is a photo of Eva Schlesinger which will change her life forever.
As an estimated 600 children wait without their families in the refugee camp in Calais, hoping that families will take them in. Diane Samuels’ play, first published in 1995, has never been more relevant.
CAST (in order of appearance)
Helga : Hilary Cordery
Eva : Edie Nelson
Faith : Nomi Bailey
Evelyn : Julie Binysh
Lil : Heather Wain
Ratcatcher : Richard Stewart
BOOK TICKETS (Non-members can book tickets from Fri 11 Oct 2016)