Crossing Jerusalem, written and directed by Julia Pascal

A Jewish writer fills a vacuum with a play about Israel that refuses to take a simple view as it foregrounds an erotic older woman. Matthew Reisz writes

Published on
August 13, 2015
Last updated
August 13, 2015
Matthew Reisz
Chris Spyrides and Trudy Weiss in Crossing Jerusalem, Park Theatre, London
Source: Mia Hawk
Love and hate: Chris Spyrides as Sergei and Trudy Weiss as the powerful matriarch Varda

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Print headline: Death and desire

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