Already a hit on Broadway and the West End, Joshua
Harmon's Bad Jews has crossed continents for its Australian premiere. The “bad Jews” here are three family
members, siblings Jonah and Liam, and their cousin Diana (who prefers to be
called by her Hebrew name Daphna) who have come together for the funeral of
their grandfather. Over the course of the
evening, their relationships, cultural identity, class and life are all
explored, often with hilarious results.
Daphna (Maria Angelico) is not
concerned with any form of financial gain from her late grandfather, and all
she requests from her cousins (Simon Corfield and Matt Whitty) is her
grandfather's “chai”, a gold ring that represents his soul, that he had
since he was a child. While this "simple" request soon creates
much tension for the three, it creates an equal amount of
laughs for us.