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On the Other Side of the World
Author(s): Brenley Charkow
1939, Germany, as Hitler's army gains momentum, only one port remains open to thousands of fleeing Jewish refugees: Shanghai, China. Inspired by the memoirs of many, and told through the eyes of a fiercely resilient young woman. On The Other Side of the World tells the dramatic, incredible, and rarely told true story of a young girl, her family, and a community who sought shelter and survival in a country and culture unlike their own. A story of hope, love, survival and adventure.
Format: Drama
Cast Size:5F/7M
Snapshot
Original or Prominent Production:
2013 Next Stage Theatre Festival, Toronto, Ontario.
2013 Next Stage Theatre Festival, Toronto, Ontario.
Original Source Material: Inspired by Ursula Bacon's biographical novel Shanghai Ghetto.
Nationality of Author: Canadian
Original Language: English
Production Rights Holder:
Contact Brenley Charkow & Harley Dog Productions.
Experience(s) Chronicled: Survivors and Subsequent Generations | Escape | The Ghettos | Women and the Holocaust
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