By Tom Stoppard
Directed by Carey Perloff
Produced in association with The Huntington

A Jewish family grows and struggles over the course of nearly 60 years, beginning with their initial assimilation into Viennese culture, negotiating the outbreak of two World Wars through to the aftermath of the Holocaust. Traversing decades of joy and strife, the family strives to maintain their delicate bonds of shared history. Directed by celebrated playwright/director Carey Perloff, in a new arrangement she crafted with Stoppard, the Tony and Olivier Award-winning play Leopoldstadt offers “an intensely personal family drama” (Variety) for the holiday season.  

Runtime: Two hours and 37 minutes, with one 15 minute intermission.

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The cast of Leopoldstadt.
Firdous Bamji, Nael Nacer, Phyllis Kay, and Sarah Corey in Leopoldstadt.
The cast of Leopoldstadt.
Phyllis Kay in Leopoldstadt.
Phyllis Kay, Firdous Bamji, Teddy Schechter, and Joshua Chessin-Yudin in Leopoldstadt.
Mishka Yarovoy in Leopoldstadt.
Samuel Adams and Brenda Meaney in Leopoldstadt.
The cast of Leopoldstadt.

Photos by Teresa Castracane, courtesy of Shakespeare Theatre Company.

Content Advisory

Leopoldstadt includes depictions and discussions of adult themes. Use of cocoa cigarettes, haze and fog effects, and loud noises are included in this production. Click read more below for full details and possible spoilers.

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