Yiddish revival takes centre stage in Sweden ACTORS in last month’s production of Waiting for Godot at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm performed neither in the classic play’s original English nor in a Swedish translation. The performances marked the first time that a play in Yiddish was staged at Sweden’s national theatre company. “I didn’t want it anywhere else but in Dramaten,” said Lizzie Oved Scheja, executive director of J!Jewish Culture in Sweden. “We believe that Jewish culture should be a part of Swedish culture, and that it should be presented on all the main stages in Sweden.” The...
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