A new play by Ryan Craig. Kosher caterer and part time taxi driver, living in Edgware, North London. David Rosenberg so desperate to get back on the right side of the community,spends the night before the funeral of his son, Danny, killed in action in Gaza. Entertaining a doctor friend in order to win a catering contract for the doctor's daughter's wedding. David a proud Jewish man determined to save his failing business. The Holy Rosenbergs gives us a look into the complex Middle East conflict. David's daughter "a lawyer working on a UN report into war crimes committed by the very army her brother died serving" is advised not to attend Danny's funeral because of the Jewish faction threatening to protest.
The stage setting in-the-round with living room and dining room had an intimacy, but did not achieve throughout. I would have liked to have seen a window suspended so that they could peer through from time to time. The Cottesloe, National Theatre. until June 24th.
The Holy Rosenbergs: Kosher cast makes the Gaza conflict hit home ...
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