“This eloquent revival brings Anne Frank’s painful and sad story to life” Sydney Arts Guide “An excellent production … the actors portrayed their characters with empathy and authenticity … set, music, lighting were all flawless” WhatsOnSydney This production presents those glimpses with sensitivity and compassion” “The play reminds us that it’s often the glimpses of what we share with other humans that give stories real emotional resonance. “Nuanced and sensitive, but also exuberantly dynamic… The chemistry on stage is effortless… Thomas and her team have revealed afresh a tale of humanity and hope that will touch even the hardest of hearts.” SuzyGoesSee ★★★★ “Outstanding performances and thoughtful direction make for a compelling production with a potent message” Arts Hub Interview with director Sam Thomas: New Theatre revisits the award-winning adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank Interview: The Diary of Anne Frank packs emotional punch for cast with holocaust links “An emotionally affecting drama … credible and well-drawn performances … sensitive direction, quality design” Jason Blake, SMH Last produced by New Theatre in 2001, we are proud to be revisiting this extraordinary drama, winner of both the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize for Best Play, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Anne’s death at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. ![]() Through her precocious eyes are revealed the petty disputes, the personality clashes, the shared little pleasures: until, betrayed, they are discovered and sent to concentration camps.Īnne, her sister and mother all perished, but her father survived and published his daughter’s diary as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. In German-occupied Amsterdam during World War II, the Frank family has gone into hiding with another Jewish family in the attic of Otto Frank’s warehouse in order to escape persecution and imprisonment.įor two years, eight people live in one room, in fear of their lives, and 13-year old Anne documents their existence in forensic detail. “Why, oh why can’t people live together peacefully”Īnne Frank dreamt of immortality as a writer she little realised that it would be her teenage diary that made her one of the most powerful voices in literature. BY FRANCES GOODRICH & ALBERT HACKETT 9 JUNE – 11 JULY 2015
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