I am a playwright, performer & Yiddish educator who lives in London and hails from Vancouver/Coast Salish land.
My work aims to be joyful, participatory and connected, coming from the belief that it’s possible for us to transform society for the better.
My new play, the East End Jewish pantomime Yankl and the Beanstalk, is inspired by the Jack and the Beanstalk story and set in the radical Jewish East End of yore. It includes Yiddishised pop songs, a workers’ strike and Pickle Fairy. After premiering at The Pleasance Islington in 2025, we are about to tour to Chutzpah Festival (Canada) and return to Pleasance in December!
I recently co-founded London’s first Yiddish theatre company in decades, the London Shpilers, with Vivi Lachs, David Schneider, Sonia Gollance and Steve Ogin. With support from the AHRC, Shoresh Trust and JW3, we recently held our first performances at the Courtyard Theatre at JW3.
As a Yiddish educator, I teach weekly classes with the Workers’ Circle, Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue, Jewish Care and other institutions, and teach on summer intensivesin Barcelona, Paris, Weimar and elsewhere. I also lead Yiddish-theatre workshops in the UK and internationally, and lead klezmer dance at events and celebrations throughout the UK.
Feel free to read more about my work on this website and to get in touch with questions. Zay gezint!