The Dybbuk: Semi-Staged Reading

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The Dybbuk: Semi-Staged Reading

On the day of her wedding, Leah is possessed by a dybbuk – the spirit of her former lover who died after learning of her engagement to another man.

On the day of her wedding, Leah is possessed by a dybbuk – the spirit of her former lover who died after learning of her engagement to another man. Set in the vanished, mystically religious world of 19th-century Eastern European Hasidism, S. Ansky’s The Dybbuk is a complex and meticulously crafted tragedy in which two lovers, betrothed before birth and denied earthly communion, are ultimately bound together for all eternity. This semi-staged reading took take place at the Almeida, as part of Six Artists in Search of a Play.

Release Date

2021-05-19

Year

2021

Duration

1h 54m

Status

Released

Score

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Cast

Ilan Goodman

Ilan Goodman

Joshua Higgott

Joshua Higgott

David Horovitch

David Horovitch

Sara Kestelman

Sara Kestelman

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Lilit Lesser

Elliot Levey

Elliot Levey

Andy Nyman

Andy Nyman

Jos Slovick

Jos Slovick

Esther Smith

Esther Smith

Eleanor Wyld

Eleanor Wyld