Following award-winning, sold-out seasons across Australia, including a five-star run at the Sydney Opera House, the international premiere in London marks a major milestone in the company’s 100th anniversary year.
The newly confirmed cast includes Ashley Margolis as Avigdor, Claire Morrissey as understudy The Figure, and Michali Dantes as understudy Avigdor. They join previously announced company members Amy Hack as Yentl, Genevieve Kingsford as Hodes, Evelyn Krape as The Figure and Kandice Joy as understudy Yentl/Hodes.
 
 
 
 
Set in an 1870s Polish shtetl, Yentl follows a young woman who disguises herself as a man in order to study Jewish scripture, entering a world where faith, gender, tradition and desire collide. Performed bilingually in Yiddish and English, the production returns to Singer’s original tale, embracing its darker and more spiritual roots.
The production is directed and co-written by Gary Abrahams with Galit Klas and Elise Hearst, featuring design by Dann Barber, lighting by Rachel Burke and an original score by Max Lyandvert. Yiddish translation is provided by Professor Rivke Margolis.
Gary Abrahams said, “This isn’t Yentl as you know it. This production reclaims Isaac Bashevis Singer’s original Yiddish short story and reconnects it with its darker and more transgressive roots. Singer’s spirituality sings throughout, conjuring a world full of dybbuks, demons and ghosts. We are thrilled to have our international premiere in London, a city whose artists, playwrights and directors have been hugely influential to my own work.”
Kadimah Yiddish Theatre, led by Artistic Director Evelyn Krape and Executive Director Gary Abrahams, remains one of the world’s leading contemporary Yiddish‑English theatre companies. Its London debut of Yentl is presented by Wild Yak Productions in association with Counterminers CIC.
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
