LEOPOLDSTADT
@ Wyndham’s Theatre
by Tom Stoppard
Suitable for KS3 +
Leopoldstadt is a passionate drama of love, family and endurance. It is Stoppard’s most humane and heart-breaking play.
Vienna in 1900 was the most vibrant city in Europe, humming with artistic and intellectual excitement and a genius for enjoying life. A tenth of the population were Jews. A generation earlier they had been granted full civil rights by the Emperor, Franz Josef. Consequently, hundreds of thousands had fled from the Pale and the pogroms in the East and many found sanctuary in the crowded tenements of the old Jewish quarter, Leopoldstadt.
Regarded as ‘Britain’s greatest living playwright’ (The Times), Tom Stoppard’s new play, directed by Patrick Marber, is an intimate drama with an epic sweep; the story of a family who made good. “My grandfather wore a caftan,” says Hermann, a factory owner, “My father went to the opera in a top hat, and I have the singers to dinner.”
It was not to last. Half a century later, this family, like millions of others, has re-discovered what it means to be Jewish in the first half of the 20th century.
PLEASE NOTE: This is an hotly-anticipated show so tickets will be in high demand. Apply ASAP!
“Leopoldstadt – the eagerly awaited new play from Tom Stoppard is the hottest ticket”
“The must-see play of 2020”
“One of Britain’s greatest living playwrights to provide his most personal play yet.”
Visit the show website for more details about the cast and creative, as well as the essential access and transport information. There’s even an interview with Tom Stoppard on there, which you might like to share with your students before you come along!
Please note: The tickets available are for seats at the front of the BALCONY.