Oct. 24, 2011 - London, England, UK - Theatre Royal Stratford East presents 'Shalom Baby', a new comedy-drama by Rikki Beadle-Blair. Picture shows: Tom Ross-Williams and Toby Wharton. Photo credit: Jane Hobson/London News Pictures (Credit Image: © Jan Photo

From: Photo Flash: Theatre Royal Stratford's SHALOM BABY

In 1930s Berlin - an intriguing city of jazz and underground cabaret overpowered by the rise of Hitler and World War II - the daughter of a Jewish family falls in love with their black shabbes goy (a term used for those who assist Jews on the Sabbath with tasks forbidden to Jews within Jewish law). Fast-forward to the tale of a mixed-race couple in seemingly unprejudiced modern-day Brooklyn, where the same family is coping with a number of calamities. Shalom Baby is a touching and very funny exploration of love, family and friendship.