THE MELTING POT Finborough Theatre

Also set in 1908 is Israel Zangwill’s The Melting Pot, which is about Russian immigrants in New York and is a paean to American brotherhood. A pious Jewish father is shocked that his son (Stefffan Cennydd, excellent) should want to marry a gentile. His fiancée’s father is horrified his daughter (Whoopie van Ramm) should want to marry a Jew. He sees Jews as vermin and wants to stamp them out. The casting of Peter Marinker as both fathers is a masterstroke