RUNNING from October 27 to November 21 at the Fugard Studio Theatre in Cape Town is Joshua Harmon’s West End smash hit, Bad Jews. Shows are at 8 pm and tickets range from R130 to R150.

After the death of their grandfather, Poppy, a family heirloom propels cousins, Daphna and Liam, into a domestic battle of honour, faith and heritage.

The devoutly Jewish Daphna is at odds with her secular cousin Liam, an entitled young man detached from his cultural traditions.

Caught in the middle are Jonah, Liam’s younger brother, and Liam’s non-Jewish girlfriend Melody, who just wants everyone to get along. When the group is forced to spend the night in close quarters, hilarity and mayhem ensues.

Earlier this year the production garnered a five star review from the Jewish Chronicle (UK). Said John Nathan from the Chronicle: “There is something particularly remarkable about the way Harmon explores how post-Holocaust Jewish generations live with the legacy of the Shoah (Holocaust). Remarkable, because whereas most dramatists would address that territory with sombre respect, Harmon does it with irreverent wit.” J

This Fugard Theatre production features Lara Lipschitz (Cabaret, Jersey Boys) as Daphna, Lara is Glen Biderman-Pam (Somewhere on the Border, The Epicene Butcher) as Liam, Oliver Booth (Skews Me, Life with Oli Booth, CHAMP) as Jonah and Ashley de Lange (X+Y, Gly) as Melody.

Greg Karvellas (CHAMP, The Frontiersmen) directs this South African premiere. The set and costume designs are by Saul Radomsky (The Shadow of the Hummingbird, Orpheus in Africa).

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