Olivier Award-Nominated Beverley Klein to Star in MEMORIAM, Coming to London This October
Tangram Theatre Company brings the London premiere of Memoriam, a new play by British-Israeli playwright Noga Flaishon, directed by Daniel Goldman.
The show runs in The Large at Southwark Playhouse (Borough) from 19 October to 21 November 2026.
THE STORY
Set in the near future, Memoriam imagines a world where a tech company can extract and sell people’s memories as immersive VR experiences.
Rachel works for the company. She is sharp, persuasive and good at her job. When her grandmother Rivka becomes the last living Holocaust survivor, Rachel sees both a professional opportunity and a profound responsibility.
What begins as a proposition quickly unravels into a family conflict about ownership, legacy, ethics and what we owe the dead.
Sharply funny and deeply moving, the play asks who has the right to tell the stories of the past and who gets to decide how they are remembered.
THE CAST
Beverley Klein plays Rivka. Recently Olivier-nominated for Fiddler on the Roof and known for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club and the original cast of Les Misérables, Klein brings more than 45 years of stage experience to the role.
Further casting to be announced.
WHY NOW?
As the last Holocaust survivors age, Holocaust awareness among young Europeans is at a historic low. A 2025 study found a third of UK adults aged 18–29 could not name Auschwitz or any Nazi concentration camp.
At the same time, debates around AI and the commercialisation of personal data make the play’s central premise uncomfortably plausible.
The production will make 40 tickets per night available to under-25s at £10.
Memoriam was selected from 3,000 applications for the Royal Court’s Open Submissions Festival 2025, shortlisted for the Papatango Playwriting Prize and received its world premiere at Main Street Theatre in Houston, Texas.
