National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt 2022
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At the beginning of the 20th century, Leopoldstadt was the old, crowded Jewish quarter of Vienna, Austria. But Hermann Merz, a factory owner and baptised Jew now married to Catholic Gretl, has moved up in the world. We follow his family’s story across half a century, passing through the convulsions of war, revolution, impoverishment, annexation by Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. A company of 40 actors represent each generation of the family in this epic, but intimate play.
- Released: 2022-01-27
- Runtime: 140 minutes
- Genre: Drama, History
- Stars: Aidan McArdle, Faye Castelow, Rhys Bailey, Sebastian Armesto, Arty Froushan
- Director: Richard Hudson, Tom Stoppard, Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Neil Austin, Patrick Marber
