 GHETTOPromo CD Maria Friedman, Jonathan Cullen, John Woodvine, others Directed by Nicholas Hytner * Solo singing by Maria Friedman |
 FrühlingsliedMut der Verzweiflung Esther Ofarim Musik für Schauspiel (1950-2000) BMG |
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Ghetto is a play by Joshua Sobol and in a version by David Lan with lyrics and music
by the inhabitants of the Vilna Ghetto, translated by Jeremy Sams was
presented at Britain’s National Theatre. The cast also featured Alex
Jennings, David Schneider and John Woodvine.
Ghetto previewed from 19 April 1989 and opened on the 27th of April, in
played in repertory until it closed on 9 November 1989.
Ghetto is the story of the Vilna ghetto theatre, during the Nazi occupation of Lithuania. Written by the Israeli playwright Joshua Sobol, Ghetto was inspired by an actual historical theatre which operated in the Jewish ghetto from 1941 until 1943. Despite the protests claiming "No theatre in a graveyard," the Vilna Ghetto theatre responded to despair with song, satire, and - amazingly - criticism of the Nazi regime, proving that theatre can provide courage and hope even amidst atrocity. |
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| 1. Unter dayne vayse shtern (In the Sky the Stars All Glisten) * | Music and Lyrics by Brodno and Sutzkever |
| 2. Hot zikh mir di shikh tserisn (Someone Stole My Overcoat) * | Vilna Ghetto Song |
| 3. Jewish Dance (Title Unknown) | |
| 4. Vey tsu di teg (A Curse on the Day) | Music and Lyrics by M Veksler and Katriel Broide |
| 5. Mammy / Swannie* | |
| 6. Yidishe brigades (Yiddish brigades) | Vilna Ghetto Song |
| 7. Isrulik (The Orphan Of The Ghetto) | Music and Lyrics by M Veksler and L Rosenthal |
| 8. Friling (Springtime) * | Music and Lyrics by A Brodno and S Katcherginski |
| 9. Ich Bin Die Fesche Lola* | |
| 10. Mir lebn eybik (We'll Live Forever) | Music and Lyrics by traditional and L Rosenthal |
| 11. Your Poor Mother (Title Unknown)* | |
| 12. Zog nit keynmol (Never Say...) | Music and Lyrics by Jewish Partisan Song and H Glik |
| 13. Mir lebn eybik (We'll Live Forever) * (reprise) |
Cast
| Srulik | JONATHAN CULLEN | |
| Kittel/ Dr Paul | ALEX JENNINGS | |
| Hayyah | MARIA FRIEDMAN | |
| Djigan, the dummy | LINDA KERR SCOTT | |
| Gens | JOHN WOODVINE | |
| Weiskopf | ANTHONY O'DONNELL | |
| Kruk / Sasha Molevsky | IVAN KAYE | |
| Yosef Gerstein | DAVID SCHNEIDER | |
| Judith Azra | NICOLA SCOTT | |
| Oomah Orshevskaya | ANGELA PLEASENCE | |
| Yitshok Elmis | JON RUMNEY | |
| Avrom Bliakher | NICOLAS BLANE | |
| Luba Grodzenski | LAURA SHAVIN | |
| Elia Geivish / Jewish Police Officer | MARK LOCKYER | |
| Yitzhok Geivish / Jewish Police Officer | GLYN PRITCHARD | |
| Yankel Polikanski / Jewish Police Officer | MARK ADDY | |
| Alexander Gertner | JO STONE-FEWINGS | |
| Shabse Gottlib | SANDY BURNETT | |
| Sonia Grudbery | SANDRA BUTTERWORTH | |
| Haikin | VLADIMIR ASRIEV | |
| Yakob Iris | GED McKENNA | |
| Helena Lares | JILL STANFORD | |
| Yitzhok Lipovsk / Jewish Police Officer | JOHN FITZGERALD JAY | |
| Shmuel Mandelblit | OLIVER BEAMISH | |
| Nemi Nadir | JUDITH SIM | |
| Baruch Natan / Jewish Police Officer | TREVOR SELLERS | |
| Yakob Nemi | MICHAEL O'CONNOR | |
| Moishe Norvid | MERLIN SHEPHERD | |
| Leah Rudkov | JENNIFER HILL | |
| Zigmund Samberg | DAVID ROACH | |
| Henry Taytlboym | KEITH WOODHAMS | |
| Avrom Valter | BRIAN GREENE | |
| Avrom Wittenberg | TAM DEAN BURN | |
| Polia Wittenberg / Jewish Police Officer | CHRISTOPHER ARMSTRONG | |
| Gestapo Guard / Jewish Police Officer | MELVYN BEDFORD | |
| Gestapo Guard | TOBY E BYRNE | |
| Gestapo Guard | CIARAN McINTYRE |
Production Team
| Director | Nicholas Hytner | |
| Designs | Bob Crowley | |
| Lighting | David Hersey | |
| Choreography | Jane Gibson | |
| Musical Director | Sandy Burnett | |
| Sound | Richard Borkum |
