YENTL at Marylebone Theatre - Rehearsal images released

Emmie Newitt 2 March, 2026, 08:25

The production, which has already received a series of triumphant, award-winning, sold-out runs in Australia, will make its international premiere in London this week.

yentl marylebone theatre Yentl in rehearsals. Photo by Mark Senior.

Yentl is a bold and acclaimed new adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer's story by Kadimah Yiddish Theatre.

The cast includes Ashley Margolis as Avigdor, Claire Morrissey joining the company as understudy 'The Figure' and Michali Dantes as understudy ‘Avigdor’. They join previously announced cast members Amy Hack (After The Trial) as Yentl, Genevieve Kingsford (Chopper: The Untold Story) as Hodes, and Evelyn Krape (Flying Doctors) as ‘The Figure’, with Kandice Joy (Utopia) as understudy ‘Yentl/Hodes’.

Set in a 1870s Polish shtetl, Yentl follows a young woman who, forbidden by Orthodox law from studying Jewish scripture, disguises herself as a man and steps into a world alive with possibility and conflict. As her search for knowledge deepens, faith, gender, desire and tradition collide — propelling her toward a destiny that challenges every boundary.

yentl marylebone theatre 2 Yentl in rehearsals. Photo by Mark Senior.

yentl marylebone theatre 3 Yentl in rehearsals. Photo by Mark Senior.

yentl marylebone theatre 4 Yentl in rehearsals. Photo by Mark Senior.

The production is directed and co-written by Gary Abrahams with co-writers Galit Klas and Elise Hearst, with set and costume design by Dann Barber, lighting design by Rachel Burke, and original composition and sound design by Max Lyandvert. Yiddish translation is by Professor Rivke Margolis.

Yentl will play at the Marylebone Theatre from 6 March to 12 April 2026.

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