Broken Glass

Axbridge Community Theatre presents: Broken Glass by Arthur Miller

Axbridge Town Hall  - Wednesday 26th March to Saturday 29th March

The Alma Tavern Bristol  - Tuesday 1st and Wednesday  2nd April

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Select tickets – Broken Glass by Arthur Miller – Alma Tavern and Theatre

Brooklyn – New York – 1938.  The ingrained antisemitism faced by the Gellburgs daily is bearable. But what happens when racist violence flares up on the other side of the globe?  Can the rise of the Nazis really affect a Jewish couple living in the USA  - and will their marriage survive the impact on their livelihoods and their health?

Sylvia is obsessed by disturbing images from Nazi Germany,  currently featuring in the local press. Her husband Phillip downplays his Jewishness in order to fit in. When Sylvia suddenly loses the use of her legs, they engage a Doctor from their own community. But is he competent enough to tackle the root causes of her physical – and perhaps mental - illness?

First published in 1994, with debates about the holocaust and later genocides raging , the play examines Jewish identity through the prism of world events, local attitudes and personal feelings. Its themes remain strikingly relevant today.

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International on behalf of Josef Weinberger Ltd.