The World of Yesterday

Anya Ostrovskaia

Culture, chaos, cabaret!

19 Nov 2024 - 20 Nov 2024

PERFORMANCE DETAILS

19 Nov 2024
7.00pm,
Full: £12
Conc: £10
20 Nov 2024
7.00pm,
Full: £12
Conc: £10

A cabaret evening takes the audience through the life of Stefan Zweig, a renowned Austrian writer whose memoir captured the essence of the human experience in the early 20th century. Born to a Jewish family in Vienna, Zweig flourished during the peaceful pre-war years, before being forced into exile by the rise of Nazism. The World of Yesterday chronicles an irreversibly changing world, offering a poignant look at the fragility of civilization, and how easily we can be lost to hate. Holding a mirror to the world of today, this experimental adaptation asks us to look at our place in continuing history.


Queer, Jewish, unequivocally political theatre-maker Anya Ostrovskaia brings together a multidisciplinary group of artists to deal with past, present, and the space between. A testament to the enduring power of art and culture, the resilience of the human spirit.

Age recommendation: 14+
Duration: 90 mins
Price: £12
Languages: English, Polish, Ukranian, Yiddish
Countries: Brazil, Croatia, Denmark, France, Israel, Poland, Ukraine & UK
Access: Wheelchair accessible
Content warnings: Mentions of war, death & suicide.

Cast & Creatives

Directed by: Anya Ostrovskaia


Cast: Adam Hypki, Zora Owen, Yanina Hope, Abraham Kleinman, Tanya Lyalina & Zuza Tehanu


Produced by: Jack Michael Carr


Creative Producer: Nastya Konstantinova


Scenographer: Shahaf Beer


Musician: Pini Brown


Movement Director: Mariana Camiloti


Sound designer: Jack Clearwater


Costume Designer: Carolyn Corben 


Graphic Designer: Emma Vukman

Reviews

VAULT FESTIVAL Innovation Award Winner 2023 (director Anya Ostrovskaia)


"Ultimately, this is historical requiem, an elegy for innocence lost, a higher register of existence extinguished, the barbarians assuming control." - Tom Carrao


"I have to say that this production was probably the most successful I have seen in my three years living in London, if only for the dialogue and conversation prompted after the show." - Emma Dorfman


"Raw and honest play with a witty view on the absurdity of the spread of nationalism." - Audience response

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