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Martin Sherman
In Poland in 1665, following the brutality of the Cossack uprising, a Jewish woman and her family journey to Gallipoli to meet the Messiah, with tragic results.
In Poland in 1665, following the Cossack uprising, over a third of the once thriving Jewish community has been slaughtered; the rest are left impoverished. Everyone is now obsessed with the certainty that the Messiah will come. Hearing that the Messiah is preaching in the Middle East, Rachel and her family journey to Gallipoli, with tragic results.
“Handles the Jewish dilemma with humanity and humour.” – Standard
“Eloquent and shattering... When the Jews of Messiah leave Poland to seek out their savior in his rumored domain of Gallipoli, the voyage is as much conceived as a metaphysical journey inward as a grueling, literal trek across a territorial wilderness.” – The New York Times
Martin Sherman is an American screenwriter and playwright. Sherman is an openly gay Jew and has lived in London since 1980. He attended the Boston University College of Fine Arts, and received a BFA in dramatic arts in 1960. Sherman’s most successful film was adapted from the ...