Reviews for London's Awake and Sing!

By Amy Somensky Sep 10, 2007, 14:05 GMT

Awake and Sing! tells the story of the Bergers, a lower-middle-class, three-generation Jewish family living in a Bronx apartment during the 1930\'s. The family, ruled over by strong-willed matriarch Bessie, long for a better world for themselves. True to life in his depiction of the extreme economic hardships confronted by working-class immigrant families during the 1930s, Odets documents their travails and their hopes, capturing the frenetic, pressured existence in this ...more

London: Here is a selection of reviews for Awake and Sing! which is now playing at the Almeida Theatre:

What's On Stage
Guardian
Evening Standard 

Headlining the production is Stockard Channing as the Berger family matriarch Bessie. Joining her in the cast is Trevor Cooper as Uncle Morty, Kieron Jecchinis as Schlosser, Paul Jesson as Myron Berger, Nigel Lindsay as Moe Axelrod, John Lloyd Fillingham as Sam Feinschreiber, John Rogan as Jacob, Ben Turner as Ralph Berger, and Jodie Whittaker as Hennie Berger.

The production will play a limited run through October 20th.

The creative team includes design by Tim Shortall, lighting design by Paul Pyant, and sound design by John Leonard. Michael Attenborough directs.

Starkly dramatic and vividly comic, Clifford Odets' Awake and Sing! tells the story of the Bergers, a lower-middle-class, three-generation Jewish family living in a Bronx apartment during the 1930's. The family, ruled over by strong-willed matriarch Bessie, long for a better world for themselves. True to life in his depiction of the extreme economic hardships confronted by working-class immigrant families during the 1930s, Odets documents their travails and their hopes, capturing the frenetic, pressured existence in this crowded home.

For Awake and Sing! tickets visit www.almeida.co.uk.