National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Aidan McArdleHermann

Faye Castelow

Faye CastelowGretl

Rhys BaileyYoung Nathan

Sebastian ArmestoCast

Arty FroushanLeo

Wesley HollowayYoung Leo

Joshua SatineJacob

Aaron Shuf

Aaron ShufYoung Jacob

Oliver Kohn

Oliver KohnYoung Leo

Mace PhoenixYoung Leo

Aaron NeilCast

Eleanor WyldCast