At their grandfather's funeral in Essex, twins Dan and Lauren meet Malcolm Spivack, a disgruntled eighty-year-old Jewish ex-gangster with a plan that's absolutely meshugge.
What ensues is a ragtag Yiddishe heist to kidnap a certain leader of the Labour Party and hold him accountable for all the antisemitic ailments of the diaspora… and anything else they can think of…
REVENGE: After the Levoyah is a daring satire about antisemitism, the dangers of collective hysteria, and how far a nonagenarian can throw a jar of chraine from a moving vehicle. Revenge is a dish best served pickled.
Written by Nick Cassenbaum and directed by Emma Jude Harris, it was first performed at Summerhall during the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it won a Fringe First Award and a Summerhall Lustrum Award, and transferred to The Yard Theatre, London, in 2025.
'A frenzied, hilarious treat for the imagination… absolutely masterful, a breakneck, frequently laugh-out-loud caper' — Scotsman
'Riotously funny… unfolds like a two-person Guy Ritchie film' — The Stage
'A brilliantly perceptive but brutally unforgiving show that dares to tackle pitch-black subjects with fiery humour' — Arts Desk
'An audacious, irreverent blast of a comedy... an ingenious heist movie parody that's also a deft exploration of being Jewish today' — Guardian
'Biting and satirical, with sharp humour and a fast-paced plot... delicious' — Reviews Hub
'Joyful... Nick Cassenbaum's script is proper funny stuff... every 10 seconds there is another exceptional joke coming to smack you in the face' — All That Dazzles
'Magnificent... Nick Cassenbaum balances the ludicrous with the serious... extremely funny... truly brilliant' — Theatre & Tonic
Edinburgh Fringe First Award
Summerhall Lustrum Award
| Cast Info | - |
| Genres | Drama, Comedy |
| Themes | Political/Social themes |
| Audiences | - |
| Extent | 72 |
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| Size | 129 x 198 mm |