National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt

8.8 / 10

(4 votes)

At the beginning of the 20th century, Leopoldstadt was the old, crowded Jewish quarter of Vienna, Austria. But Hermann Merz, a factory owner and baptised Jew now married to Catholic Gretl, has moved up in the world. We follow his family’s story across half a century, passing through the convulsions of war, revolution, impoverishment, annexation by Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. A company of 40 actors represent each generation of the family in this epic, but intimate play.

Country:
Genre:

Drama,

History

Duration:

140 minutes

Year:

2022

Director:

Patrick Marber

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Company:

National Theatre

Cast:
Aidan McArdle

Hermann

Faye Castelow

Gretl

Rhys Bailey

Young Nathan

Sebastian Armesto

Arty Froushan

Leo

Crew:
Tom Stoppard

Writer

Patrick Marber

Director

Richard Hudson

Set Designer

Brigitte Reiffenstuel

Costume Designer

Neil Austin

Lighting Director