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Jewsicals
2025

Jewsicals 2025

22nd nov | 8pm | artdepot

One night. Countless new stories.

Join us to a showcase of brand-new musicals with a Jewish edge.

From playful sketches to dazzling numbers, discover songs and scenes that put Jewish voices and stories centre stage.


New music, fresh sounds, and a good dose of chutzpah — with Israeli works making their way to the UK and finally speaking your language.

Part of Tsitsit Fringe Festival 2025.

Creative Team
Artistic Director & Co-Manager: Shar Shamai
Co-Manager: Ashley Racov
Artistic Coordinator: Ariel Por Eliezerov
Creative Assistant: Ayelet (Lilly) Sheffer
Musical Director: Toby Lord 
Directors: Ariella Eshed, Ariel Por Eliezerov, Tom Applebaum, Shar Shamai
Choreographer: Tom Applebaum
Dance Captain: Shaked Mor

Band includes:
Isabel Innes
Lee-Elle Horowitz
Tori Claridge 
 

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Featured  artists amd works:

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If I Had Said No – Seth Bisen-Hersh
A poignant song about moral choice and survival during the Holocaust — written for MALKA, a forthcoming musical exploring courage and humanity in impossible times.
 

Mum Thumb – Judith Silver
A touching, music-filled story about a mother and daughter navigating dementia, memory, and love - inspired by the writer’s own family.
 

Between the Lines – Kara Alberts-Turner
A surreal pop-rock comedy about a writer haunted by her own characters - a sharp, funny, and heartfelt look at creative fear and unrealised potential.
 

Slaughterhouse 5 – Nadav Vikinsky & Orit Gal Lichtenstadt
A psychedelic adaptation of Vonnegut’s classic, following a soldier’s surreal journey through trauma and time.
 

Happily Married – Matar Gev
A comedic duet about an elderly couple rediscovering love - or at least laughter - after decades together.
 

Paper Flowers – Shachar Shamai & Guy Frati

A short new poetic musical tracing an unhealthy gay relationship, as love and obsession collide in a fragile world where dreams and reality bleed into one another.

The Cambridge First All-Ladies Fire Brigade – Helen Arney, Brian Mackenwells & Jenni Pinnock
An inspiring musical comedy based on true events - Britain’s pioneering all-female fire brigade taking on tradition and flames alike.
 

Self Portrait – Uri Lev Tov
Featuring the song How Does It Feel, this moving solo piece gives voice to a young woman confronting body image, self-acceptance, and the legacy of generational ideals.
 

Penny Schwartz – Ohad Hitman & Shirili Desha
A witty, satirical journey of a small-town secretary escaping into a vivid fantasy world of fame, glamour, and identity.
 

Our wonderful peformers:

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Adi Hendler - If I Had Said No, Slaughterhouse 5
Anna Eckhard - Slaughterhouse 5, Penny Schwartz
Annie Marcuson - Mum Thumb
Ariel Por Eliezerov - Penny Schwartz
Diana Brooks - Mum Thumb
Ido Gonen - Slaughterhouse 5, Self-Portrait
Julian Silverman - Slaughterhouse 5, Mum Thumb
Mark Beauchamp - Happily Married
Maya Pasher - Paper Flowers
Nikki Simon - Happily Married, Self-Portrait
Noa Solere - Fire Brigade, Mum Thumb
Rachel Gaffin - Self-Portrait, Penny Schwartz
Rebecca Fenner - Self-Portrait, Penny Schwartz
Shaked Mor - Penny Schwartz, Mum Thumb
Tal Daniel - Paper Flowers, Penny Schwartz
Will D'Avino - Penny Schwartz, Mum Thumb
Yossi Mark - Penny Schwartz, Slaughterhouse 5, Paper Flowers

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