Hershey Felder Presents
Is now SOLD OUT – We will be operating a returns queue at the theatre, one hour before every performance. Tickets will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis.
Overview
Running Time: 1 hour 30 minutes without an interval
A true story of family, hope and survival told through the world’s most beautiful music.
★★★★★ ‘Effortlessly moving. Joyful, sobering and spellbinding.’ Londonist
★★★★★ ‘A story that deserves to be heard and seen’ londontheatre1
★★★★ ‘Immensely moving’ Financial Times
★★★★ ‘Soft, simple and effective.’ Evening Standard
★★★★ ‘An Intensely personal one-woman show. Evocative, heartfelt portrayal.’ The Stage
★★★★ ‘An extraordinary story on every level. A tour de force.’ WhatsOnStage
Set in Vienna in 1938 and in London during the Blitz, The Pianist of Willesden Lane tells the true story of Lisa Jura, a young Jewish pianist who is dreaming about her concert debut at Vienna’s storied Musikverein concert hall. But with the issuing of new ordinances under the Nazi regime, everything for Lisa changes, except for her love of music and the pursuit of her dream – as she is torn from her family and set onto the Kindertransport to London.
Featuring some of the world’s most beloved piano music played live, The Pianist of Willesden Lane is performer Mona Golabek’s true family story. The production makes its UK premiere at the St. James Theatre after critically acclaimed, sold out runs in New York, Chicago, Boston, Berkeley, Los Angeles, and San Diego.
Based on the book The Children of Willesden Lane: Beyond the Kindertransport: A Memoir of Music, Love, and Survival by Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen.
Read the story behind The Pianist of Willesden Lane
Cast & Creative
Cast
- Mona Golabek Lisa Jura
Creative
- Hershey Felder Director & Adaptor
- Trevor Hay Associate Director & Scenic Designer
- Christopher Rynne Lighting Designer
- Jason Bieber Associate Lighting Designer
- Andrew Wilder Projection Designer
- Erik Carstensen Sound Designer & Production Manager
- Cynthia Caywood Dramaturg
- Jaclyn Maduff Costume Designer
- Karen Racanelli Executive Producer
- Samantha F. Voxakis Producer & Company Manager
- HERSHEY FELDER PRESENTS Producer
Video & Media
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