Tikkun Olam

Influencer Leah unexpectedly finds herself at the centre of a Westminster media storm, between advocates and protesters of a proposed Holocaust memorial near Parliament Square. Candidate member of Parliament Steve Alexander and his unscrupulous campaign manager enlist Leah to persuade divided Black, Jewish and white communities to back the memorial. But their motivations and their personal and political ties are...

Influencer Leah unexpectedly finds herself at the centre of a Westminster media storm, between advocates and protesters of a proposed Holocaust memorial near Parliament Square. Candidate member of Parliament Steve Alexander and his unscrupulous campaign manager enlist Leah to persuade divided Black, Jewish and white communities to back the memorial. But their motivations and their personal and political ties are tested to the limit when they navigate contrasting perspectives on mending, on memorials, and on telling a nation’s story.

TIKKUN OLAM won the Originals Playwriting Award 2022, receiving a script-in-hand performance at Riverside Studios in London directed by Michael Boyd, starring Luke Thompson (Bridgerton), Diana Quick (Brideshead Revisited), Debbie Korley (Theatre: King Lear), and Jake Fairbrother (National Theatre, Hamlet). The play was also shortlisted for the Woven Voices Award 2022.

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Tikkun Olam

2m, 2w, no doubling:

Leah: Late 20s, Black, Jewish, British
Dan: Late 20s, White, British
Steve: Mid-40s, Black, British
Mary: 60s, White, British

plus Leah's Dad (voice only): 60s, Black, Jewish, British

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Original Theatre Company at Riverside Studios, London, Year 2022

Production History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Original Theatre Company at Riverside Studios, London, Year 2022

Awards

  • Woven Voices Prize
    Woven Voices / Jermyn Street Theatre / Projekt Europa
    Finalist
    2022
  • Originals Playwriting Award
    Original Theatre Company
    Winner
    2022