10 / 10
The quality of Jordan Fein’s wonderful, emotional production is that it perfectly holds the balance of Fiddler on the Roof, neither tilting towards saccharine nor bitterness, towards schmaltz or politics. It honours the care with which book writer Joseph Stein, lyricist Sheldon Harnick and composer Jerry Bock first created the show in 1964, under the passionate ferocity of their director Jerome Robbins.
10 / 10
Adam Dannheisser forgoes the showmanship that’s usually associated with the benevolent patriarch for a line-up of dad jokes and winks thrown at the audience. He towers over everybody, acutely sardonic yet suitably sombre. Dannheisser introduces a devoted, profound man who loves his family and secretly always seeks his wife’s approval. It’s Lara Pulver’s rebuttals as Golde that make his outdated worldviews and backhanded misogyny sting a little less than they would otherwise. She is a force of nature, revealing a powerful voice and an arresting presence.
Jordan Fein's new production of Fiddler on the Roof is now open at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.
The production embraces Jewish representation and celebrates their religious rituals with refreshing openness. From Tevye’s personal relationship with God to the customs of his culture, there’s pride in Fein’s take. He imbues it with tradition, lifting the narrative to a universal story of love and sacrifice; the outdated strands of ideas end up cementing an emotive snapshot of a past that’s ruthlessly and constantly repeating somewhere. Charming, heart-rending, and utterly gorgeous, this is the revival of Fiddler.
| 1964 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 1967 | West End |
London Production West End |
| 1969 | US Tour |
Bus and Truck Tour US Tour |
| 1976 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1981 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1983 | West End |
London Revival West End |
| 1990 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1994 | West End |
London Revival West End |
| 2004 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 2007 | West End |
London Revival West End |
| 2009 | US Tour |
Touring Revival US Tour |
| 2010 | US Tour |
Troika Entertainment National Tour US Tour |
| 2011 | US Tour |
Touring Revival US Tour |
| 2015 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 2018 | Off-Broadway |
National Yiddish Theatre Production Off-Broadway |
| 2018 | West End |
London Revival at Menier Chocolate Factory West End |
| 2019 | Off-Broadway |
NYTF Off-Broadway Production at Stage 42 Off-Broadway |
| 2019 | West End |
West End Revival West End |
| 2019 | US Tour |
2019 Revival Tour US Tour |
| 2022 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway Return Production Off-Broadway |
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