Daily Podcasts Video Research

This isn't Barbra Streisand's 'Yentl' — it isn't I.B. Singer's either

JL;DR SUMMARY The Kadimah Yiddish Theatre's new stage adaptation of "Yentl," running at London's Marylebone Theatre, offers a fresh and complex take on Isaac Bashevis Singer's short story, distinct from Barbra Streisand's famous 1983 musical film. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

JL;DR members get full summaries of all articles in the archive, including this one. Donate & start reading »

Tags

IdentityBarbra StreisandYiddish TheaterLondonIsaac Bashevis SingerYentlCultural AdaptationGenderKadimah Yiddish TheatreTheater Adaptation

Places mentioned

London, United Kingdom
"Ashley Margolis as Avigdor and Amy Hack as Yentl in the Kadimah production at Londons Marylebone Theatre."
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
"Theres an FAQ on the website of the London theater where the Kadimah Yiddish Theatre of Melbournes production of Yentl is running through April 16."
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
"Both the limited duration of the run and the Off West End venue were critical to securing the Singer estates approval.The company of Yentl at Londons Marylebone Theatre."
Australia
"Kadimah Yiddish Theater, which recently passed its centenary, is, by some counts, Australias oldest theater company."
Berlin, Germany
"In summer 2027, he will present a fresh musical version of Yentl at the Fisher Center for the Arts at Bard College, created together with Lisa Kron (the Tony-winning writer and lyricist of Broadways Fun Home) and Adam Benzwi, one of the directors regular musical collaborators in Berlin."

Support this source

This item was indexed and curated by Cairo, JL;DR's web crawler.
Cairo Item ID 79143
Cairo Source ID 35
Retrieved 2026-04-04 05:31:02 UTC
Curated 2026-04-04 08:30:39 UTC