The Arc is a world premiere of three brand new short plays by Ryan Craig, Amy Rosenthal and Alexis Zegerman, exploring Birth, Marriage and Death through a distinctly Jewish lens. The Arc shines a contemporary light on the cycle of Jewish life, and what it means to live as a Jew in 2023.
Emanate Productions is a theatre company that focuses on nurturing talent in emerging and established artists of Jewish heritage – platforming urgent, exciting and passionate stories with an integral Jewish soul.
Following on from their sold-out run of at Kiln Theatre in 2022, Emanate are back at Soho Theatre this summer putting contemporary Jewish stories once again on centre stage.
BIRTH
by Amy Rosenthal
In the aftermath of their Golden Wedding celebrations, Michael and Lynda are surprised by an uninvited guest. Will Naomi’s visit be the marzipan on the fruitcake, or is she a fruitcake; and has she arrived – once again – at the wrong time?
MARRIAGE
by Alexis Zegerman
“We deserve more in common than just being Jewish, don’t we?”
One date. Thousands of years of exile. A million possibilities.
DEATH
by Ryan Craig
A humorous look at how ancient death rites can bring a family together, even after it’s been torn apart by divorce, illness, narcissism and neurosis.
Supported by Arts Council England.
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From Emanate Presents: A Night of New Jewish Writing, Kiln Theatre, August 2022
CAST
Caroline Gruber
Lynda
Caroline Gruber
LyndaDorothea Myer-Bennett
Naomi/Sara
Dorothea Myer-Bennett
Naomi/SaraNigel Planer
Michael/Godfrey
Nigel Planer
Michael/GodfreyAdrian Schiller
Dan
Adrian Schiller
DanSam Thorpe-Spinks
Adrian
Sam Thorpe-Spinks
AdrianAbigail Weinstock
Eva/Leah
Abigail Weinstock
Eva/LeahDan Wolff
Adam