Leopoldstadt – at select Cineplex locations – Nov. 17 & 20, 2022 LiveEvents November 10, 2022 887 National Theatre Live presents Leopoldstadt Regarded as ‘Britain’s greatest living playwright’ (Times), Tom Stoppard’s critically acclaimed new play Leopoldstadt is a passionate drama of love, family and endurance. 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. Filmed live on stage in London’s West End, ‘Tom Stoppard’s masterpiece is magnificent’ (Independent) and should not be missed. ‘A momentous new play. Both epic and intimate.’ – Financial Times ‘Devastatingly moving’ – Jewish Chronicle ‘An early contender for play of the year.’ – Evening Standard To purchase your tickets visit: www.cineplex.com Leo Roberts (Young Jacob) in Leopoldstadt. Photograph by Marc Brenner
