![]() ![]() This quick-paced political satire combines dry multi-layered humour with the musical influences of Bernstein, Weill, Schoenberg, and Sondheim to tackle one of the most explosive discourses in British politics. During a string of absurd encounters with characters as varied as a young migrant woman, George Bernard Shaw, and a pair of boomer kidnappers who mistakenly believe they’ve captured the Israeli magician Uri Geller for ransom, the nameless protagonist is forced to re-evaluate what he thought he knew about antisemitism, Jewishness, and identity. Narrated by a pair of bickering storytellers, antisemitism follows a Jewish Israeli’s first 24 hours in the UK. We spoke to Uri Agnon about the work on this unique piece and what we can expect on the 28 th.Ĭan you give us a summary of the musical? ![]() The event will be followed by a free drinks reception. The performance will mark the end of an eight-day workshop on the piece, supported by the Parkes Institute, Arts Council England, JW3 and Theatre Peckham. 35 minutes of the show will be presented followed by a Q&A which will be chaired by fellow Parkes PhD Joseph Finlay who researches the history of the discourse around ‘race relations’ in the British Jewish community and has a background in musical theatre. ![]() ![]() This musical satire about shifting privilege, racism, and guilt, is written and composed by Southampton music PhD student, and Parkes Institute outreach fellow, Uri Agnon. On the 28th of April antisemitism – a new (((musical))) about old tropes will have a free, public, work-in-progress performance at Southampton’s Turner Sims. ![]()
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