In attempting to grasp the horrific depths of the Holocaust, the sheer numbers can become overwhelming. Faced with millions upon millions of deaths, emotions become detached. It is only when each of ...

Lisa serves a brief stint in as a seamstress and "nappy" washer at Peacock Manor, a rambling, surreal estate in the English countryside peopled by eccentric help and a one-eyed owner, but runs away ...

In Zadie Smith’s novel NW, her two leading characters, Leah and Keisha — that latter of whom morphs into Natalie when she leaves her council estate and becomes a barrister — visit Our Lady of ...

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I never thought I would be a tourist attraction! Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London and now Willesden United Synagogue Cemetery. The cemetery has become a heritage site, thanks to an award by the ...

The Pianist of Willesden Lane: Concert drama. Adapted and directed by Hershey Felder, from the book by Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen. Through Dec. 8. $29-$89, subject to change. Berkeley Rep's Thrust ...

A dark, fully stocked pub is where locals, including Alvita, a middle-aged Jamaican woman, gather to drink and chat. The notorious Alvita — who has had five husbands and would bed five more if she ...

Every single person on this planet has their own story to tell. I have one, you have one, the person who cut you off during your morning commute has one, everyone. In The Wife of Willesden (adapted ...

As a young teenager, Clare Perkins studied Chaucer’s “The Wife of Bath” in school. A few decades later, Perkins landed the lead in a contemporary interpretation of “The Wife of Bath.” What Perkins ...

“When I was a little kid, my mom taught me the piano,” says Golabek. “In these piano lessons, she told me the story of her life … with all of these interesting characters, the music came so alive.” ...