Chicken Soup With Barley
Thu 13 Oct 2005 – Sat 19 Nov 2005
by Arnold Wesker
“emotion-packed family drama with strong political resonance… a work that hits you in the gut as few modern plays do”
“an opportunity to experience a landmark work”
“Giles Croft’s note-perfect production makes Wesker as relevant as ever” 
For the Kahn family, the Promised Land is neither the Jerusalem of their forebears, nor the East End flat they live in now. They are part of a vibrant community whose dream of a better world is put to an exhilarating test in the anti-fascist riots of the 1930s.
Share in their lives across three decades, as a mother’s resilience contends with a father’s weakness and a family faces the challenges of history. Chicken Soup with Barley is a deeply moving portrait of the forces that drive us apart and the ties that bind us together.
Cast includes Robert Benfield, Russell Bentley, Rachel Edwards, Caroline Lennon, Shona Morris, Daniel Rabin and Simon Schatzberger
Creatives include Giles Croft (Director), Dawn Allsop (Designer), Richard G Jones (Lighting Designer) and Adam McCready (Sound Designer)