Café Named Desire is an original new musical about love, sexuality, and self discovery. This demo album, recorded in October 2018, captures the musical as it was first performed in July 2018, under the name “Jew You Love Me?”. A new iteration of the musical is currently under development. In the opening number “Café Named Desire”, we meet the owner and manager of the Café by Samira (Martha Pothen), a young queer woman who comes from a strict Muslim background, which she abandoned following the backlash of her coming out as a teen. Sam runs the café with her two flatmates – Gabi (Ashley Racov) & Will (Jack Reitman). We also meet some of the café’s regular customers. Café Named Desire was conceived, written, and directed by David Djemal & Shar Shamai with additional songs by Emily Rose Simons. Musical Director - Kieran Stallard Assistant Producer - Anna Oggero Photography - Yue Wang Developed and produced in a collaborative process with our original cast (in order of appearance): Martha Pothen (Sam), Ashley Racov (Gabi), Jack Reitman (Will), Batel Israel (Rachel), Josh Becker (Yakov), Alex Ayliffe (Ethan), Ido Gonen (Alon), Tanya Truman (Bracha), and Adi Loya (Dina). Michael Dahl Rasmussen joined the original cast for the purpose of recording this demo album. You can buy the track or the full album here: https://www.thejewishcabaret.com/album?wix-music-track-id=5161114653425664&wix-music-comp-id=comp-kafs026x Café Named Desire explores the life of the Jewish community of North London. It tells the story of a local independent café in Golders Green, and the intertwining lives of its customers. Through humour and poignance, Café Named Desire encourages its audiences to cherish love in their lives, no matter in which way it may choose to manifest itself. With a refreshingly new take on the challenges of relationships, romance, and religion, Café Named Desire is sure to touch audiences near and far as we take it further. Looking forward: Since its earlier iteration, the piece has undergone extensive rewrites to the book, music, and lyrics, and we are looking to develop it further by workshopping it with a director and a cast of actors prior to a full production, and is sure to touch audiences near and far as we take it further. For more information check out our website: http://thejewishcabaret.com If you liked the video or would like to have your say in what we record next, contact us! Tag us on Twitter @JEWishCABARET using the hashtag #JEWCabWishlist and subscribe to our YouTube channel!

In honour of Yom HaShoah 2020, The JEWish Cabaret presents: “Rikma Enoshit Achat” - רקמה אנושית אחת Music and Lyrics: Moti Hamer Performers: Ashley Racov, David Djemal, and Shachar Shamai Originally performed by: Chava Alberstein Music Arrangement: Shachar Shamai Music and Video Production: David Djemal For more information about The JEWish Cabaret, check out our website: https://www.thejewishcabaret.com Translated lyrics: When I die something of me Will die in you When you die something of you Will die in me Because all of us, are one human living tissue And if one of us Leaves us behind Something dies within us - And something, stays with them If we learned, how to overcome our hatred, if we would only learn. If we knew how to quiet our fury Even when we’re hurt, to say sorry. If we know how to start from the beginning. Because all of us, are one human living tissue And if one of us Leaves us behind Something dies within us - And something, stays with them.

Our opening number from the first show of the Cabaret! "Here come the Jews" featuring Tamar Geist, Martha Pothen, Ashley Rachov, David Djemal and Shar Shamai, with Guy Frati on the Piano. A jewish takeoff on the Jet Song from West Side Story

Arthur Boan - Part of their world Rebecca Grant - Piano

We are happy to present the first event of The JEWish CABARET: UNCENSORED PURIM CABARET Let us tell you the tale of Purim with songs from The Musical Theatre Hall of Fame We are going to make history! or at least re-write some story that claims to be history. March 4th , 7:30 pm Waterloo East Theatre Brad Street London SE1 8TN Early bird (before Feb.24th - £10 , Regular rate - £12 Book Online www.waterlooeast.co.uk (no booking fee) Box Office 0207 928 0060 The JEWish Cabaret is a group of young British and Israeli performers. We wish to enjoy the Jewish tradition while dabbling in light blasphemy.