Lights Up on the Dark: The Holocaust Onstage
Samantha Mitschke & Alexandra GellnerBlending performing arts and history, LUOTD delves into what it means to represent the Holocaust onstage.
Co-hosting from London and New York, theatre historian Samantha Mitschke and actor Alexandra Gellner discuss all things Holocaust-theatre. Bringing their perspectives as Holocaust educators, the pair look at how theatre can help with teaching and learning about the Holocaust as they offer fre... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 12 | Founded | a month ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Performing ArtsHistoryArts | |||
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In this week’s episode, Sam and Alex look at two short plays for middle schoolers: Rescued From The Holocaust by Sean Price and Dr. Yanush Korczak by Alina Kentof.
As well as a discussion about the highlights, challenges and contemporary relevance o... more
“In the last clearing of the Warsaw Ghetto three children find themselves on a transportation to Auschwitz and encounter the Fool of the Warsaw Ghetto. He offers them a moment of magic in which to escape – if they have the courage to take it…
Not al... more
In the first part of this special two-part episode, Sam and Alex look at a vibrant part of Jewish culture that was nearly lost during the Holocaust: the drut’syla storytelling tradition.
Special guest Shonaleigh Cumbers, believed to be the last livi... more
Wilkommen, bienvenue, welcome…the girls are back! In the season premiere, Sam and Alex look at the iconic musical Cabaret and ask: Is it a ‘Holocaust play’?
The conversation includes their encounters with it, from childhood memories up to recent per... more
In this week’s episode, Sam and Alex look at Arthur Miller’s adaptation of Fania Fénelon’s memoir of her time in the women’s orchestra of Auschwitz.
The pair talk about the history of the orchestras at Auschwitz, including the relative ‘privilege’ ... more
Content warning: this episode contains references to disordered eating.
In this week’s episode, Alex and Dr Sam talk to Professor Lisa Peschel - whose interviews with Czech survivors of Terezin/Theresienstadt led to the discovery of numerous scripts... more
In this week’s episode, Dr Sam and guest co-host John Summers-Campbell explore the most naturalistic of Brecht’s works: a series of 24 episodic scenes that illustrate what life was like for ordinary Germans under the Nazis in the build-up to the Seco... more
Content warning: Discussions of sexual violence and graphic descriptions of antisemitic violence and killings.
In this episode - the first in the Contested Histories series - Sam and Alex explore Our Class by Tadeusz Słobodzianek, translated/adapte... more
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