Treasure
by David Pinski. In a new adaptation by Colin Chambers, from a translation by Ludwig Lewisohn.
by David Pinski. In a new adaptation by Colin Chambers, from a translation by Ludwig Lewisohn.
Treasure is a comic masterpiece of Yiddish theatre that explores themes of greed and ingenuity through the story of Tille, a gravedigger's daughter who faces a life-changing decision when her brother discovers a pile of gold coins.
About The Play
About The Play
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In a production commissioned by the Finborough Theatre, a unique opportunity to see a classic of Yiddish theatre for the first time in the UK – Treasure by David Pinski.
Tille is the poor gravedigger’s daughter, with nothing in the world except a head full of dreams. Things look set to stay that way, until the day her brother returns from the graveyard with a pile of gold coins, and Tille is faced with a choice. She can hand in the money and go back to a life of drudgery, or she can use it to turn the world upside down.
As the village community disintegrates into chaos and descends on the cemetery in search of gold, Tille and her family must use all their wits to stay one step ahead of those who want their share of the treasure.
A timeless fable that digs down into the depths of our folly and greed and, in the midst of the chaos, celebrates one woman’s ingenuity.
Treasure, or Der Oytser, is a comic masterpiece of Yiddish theatre. Written in 1906 and first performed in 1912, it remained popular in the Yiddish repertoire until the 1940s: most notably, Max Reinhardt’s production in Germany in 1919, an English-language version on Broadway in 1920, as well as a production staged in the Vilna Ghetto in 1943.
Post Show Discussion on Thursday 29 October
A very special post-show event looking at the colourful history of Yiddish theatre in London and around the world. Writer and Yiddish cultural enthusiast David Mazower will join Sadie Scopp, the last remaining actress of London’s Yiddish theatre scene, to share stories of Yiddish theatrical history. Free to ticket holders of the 29 October performance of Treasure.