The the funny, heartfelt stories of Sholom Aleichem were turned into what became Fiddler On The Roof. Now Saul Reichlin’s one-man show, Sholom Aleichem In The Old Country, imagines the writer’s return to his old hometown, along with the hilarious adventures he had once back there. It comes to London’s Lion & Unicorn Theatre, in […]
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Saul Reichlin performs his new one-man show Sholom Aleichem in the Old Country, featuring characters from the master Jewish storyteller. Find out how Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof became the milkman! What a perfect prologue to the Menier Chocolate Factory’s forthcoming revival of the musical. Scroll down to see what others have been saying about Saul and Sholom – and then get booking!
Sholom Aleichem In The Old Country is at once charming, funny, sad and yet it is ultimately tragic. Not because of any serious disaster that befalls the characters, but rather because it offers up a taste of an innocent time, a small window into the soul of the Jewish people of The Pale, who don’t know it, but who are about to lose everything.
As we count down to the UK premiere of Saul Reichlin’s Sholom Aleichem in the Old Country, we love that Love London Love Culture’s Emma Clarendon also caught up with Saul about his latest one-man show inspired by the legendary Jewish storyteller. Read Emma’s interview – and then get booking!
Before Trevor Nunn revives Fiddler on the Roof at the Menier Chocolate Factory, Saul Reichlin returns to the original stories (and others) by renowned Jewish writer Sholom Aleichem that inspired the classic Broadway musical. Reichlin’s brand-new show, Sholom Aleichem in the Old Country, premieres later this month. In the meantime, here’s a flashback to his earlier Sholom Aleichem – Now You’re Talking, which was a hit in Edinburgh, New York and around the world. Watch – and then get booking!
Did you know that Fiddler on the Roof is based on the stories of “Jewish Mark Twain” writer Sholom Aleichem. After huge international success with his previous one-man shows, Saul Reichlin premieres his new show based on Aleichem’s work in October at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre. In our interview, Saul shares highlights from his remarkable journey so far – including how Aleichem inspired him after a life-threatening illness. Time to get booking!
Ahead of Trevor Nunn’s revival of Fiddler on the Roof at the Menier Chocolate Factory this Christmas, London theatregoers will have the chance to see the stories of legendary Jewish writer Sholom Aleichem onstage next month in the UK premiere of a new one-man show by master interpreter Saul Reichlin. Time to get booking!
