Fiddler On The Roof Reviews Everyman

I suppose fiddler on the roof is just the movie that lovers of the stage play were waiting for and since fiddler is the most popular stage musical in history that s something all right.

Fiddler on the roof reviews everyman. It represented a high water mark for the jewish community in cardiff but as their numbers steadily declined or moved to outlying suburbs the synagogue fell into disuse and finally closing in 1989. Artistic director gemma bodinetz s new production the first with the liverpool everyman s new 14 strong repertory company and based on the long running broadway show. Fiddler on the roof is at the everyman in rep until 1 july. It is pretty lengthy matching to three hours in all but nothing gets boring and it s impressive to see.

I had a good time watching this stage performance as well as my parents. 14 actors handpicked from hundreds after a gruelling audition process. Without our traditions our lives would be as shaky as a fiddler on the roof. Fiddler on the roof review exciting and satisfying everyman liverpool the classic musical about village custom and community is the perfect choice to launch artistic director gemma bodinetz.

The reviews hub was set up in 2007. Theatre fiddler on the roof everyman the synagogue on cardiff s cathedral road was founded in 1897 on land donated by the third marquess of bute. With its determination to find humour in race religion and the bleakest of situations fiddler on the roof often feels more akin to a croft and lloyd sitcom than the turn of the century russian literature on which it is based. This fiddler on the roof would be a pivotal moment marking the return of the everyman theatre s repertory company.

The everyman company has set the bar so high with this first production that one wonders how they are going to top it but with the amount of talent in the ranks i wouldn t put it past them. Fiddler on the roof liverpool everyman liverpool. By having a rep company we re creating a family that can really respond to the city who will create a conversation with our audiences and will together create vibrant vital work said the blurb.