Full casting announced for world premiere of THE WHITE FACTORY at Marylebone Theatre

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Full casting has been announced for The White Factory, which premieres at the Marylebone Theatre from 14 September-4 November.

The cast includes Adrian Schiller (Victoria, ITV; The Last Kingdom, Netflix) as Chaim Rumkowski and Old Ezekiel, with Rivke Kaufman (See How They Run) as Pearl Chanda, and Mark Quartley (The Ipcress Files) as Yosef Kaufman. They are joined by James Garnon as SS Wilhelm Koppe, Matthew Spencer as SS Herbert Lange, Olivia Bernstone (Female Ensemble) and Lewis Hart (Male Ensemble).

With casting now complete for his playwriting debut, the acclaimed author Dmitry Glukhovsky has this week been sentenced to eight years in prison by the Russian state following a trial in absentia. Currently living in exile, the writer of the bestselling Metro 2033 series is accused of deliberately spreading false information about Russia’s armed forces; both he and the play’s director, Maxim Didenko, are outspoken critics of the war against Ukraine.

This powerful and urgent new play is inspired by real events, with a haunting contemporary resonance.

Spanning several decades, The White Factory explores the life of Yosef Kaufman, a Holocaust survivor from Lodz, haunted by his wartime experiences as he tries to build a future with his new family in 1960’s Brooklyn. Tormented by the nightmares of his past, Yosef’s attempt to negotiate the weight of his own history becomes a passionate battle for survival and redemption.

This heart-wrenching drama of love, endurance, despair and hope follows one man’s journey from the Lodz ghetto of 1940’s Poland to 1960’s America, where the possibility of a new life is tested to the limit by the remnants of his past.

Written by Dmitry Glukhovsky, the play is directed by Maxim Didenko, with Ukrainian creative producer Ekaterina Kashynsteva.

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