A landmark play in the history of post-war British theatre, Chicken Soup with Barley is a political drama based upon Wesker's own experiences of growing up in a Jewish family in the East End of London. Spanning three decades, it documents the effect of post-war social issues on Jewish families such as Wesker's. For the Kahn family the Promised Land is neither the Jerusalem of their forebears, not the basement flat they live in now. Their dreams of a better world is sustained by the vitality of the community around them, and is put to the test in the anti-fascist riots of the 1930s. History begins to take its toll as the mother's ideals and resilience contend with a father's weakness in a deeply moving portrait of the forces that drive us apart, and the ties that bind us together.| 13 Oct 05 to 19 Nov 05 | The Kiln (formerly Tricycle Theatre) Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 8 Apr 05 to 23 Apr 05 | Playhouse Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
