Fiddler on the Roof is a thoughtful revival which holds a mirror up to society – review
We’re big fans of a night out at the Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park – if you can pick a good evening for it (this summer has been rather unpredictable, unfortunately) then you’re in for a magical evening.
The season usually ends with a musical, and this year is no different: for 2024 we have a revival of Fiddler on the Roof, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.
Jordan Fein directs this classic musical about smalltown life in the Jewish village of Anatevka. For those who haven’t seen Fiddler on the Roof, it’s not the most conventional of musicals – there’s no big number to close act one or kick things off again after the interval – in fact, the show’s best-known songs (Matchmaker and If I Were a Rich Man) both land at the start of act one.
Perhaps that’s indicative of what’s to come in the story: it’s a show about tradition and the changing world in which we live.
