Confessions of a Butterfly: An Evening with Janusz Korczak

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Theatre (true-life, thriller)

  • Venue 236
    Greenside @ George Street - Ivy Studio
  • 15:30
  • Aug 24
  • 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Suitability: 12+ (Guideline)
  • Country: United Kingdom - England
  • Group: Ojemba Productions; Jonathan Salt
  • Warnings and additional info: Contains distressing or potentially triggering themes
  • Accessibility:
    Audio enhancement system
    Wheelchair Accessible Toilets
    May not apply to all performances. You'll find more information about accessibile performances and how to book tickets in the accessibility tab below.
  • Babes in arms policy: Babies are required to have a complimentary ticket
  • Policy applies to: Children under 2 years

Description

Confessions of a Butterfly: An Evening with Janusz Korczak. August 1942. Warsaw. Janusz Korczak, world-renowned pediatrician, educator and youth worker is in his room at the top of the building housing 200 orphans. They are Jewish and living within the walls of the Jewish ghetto. The liquidation of the ghetto has begun. How can he prepare the children for the inevitable? Is there an easier way out? The children are worried about fights and wobbly teeth, someone has stolen an apple, will they get a bedtime story?

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  • Audio enhancement system
    Wheelchair Accessible Toilets
  • Accessible entry: Through Wheelchair access entrance, then on same level.

    • Wheelchair access type: Level Access, Lift (Building Lift)

  • Stairs: Information not supplied

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Scott Hutchison 18 days ago

It was my great privilege to see Jonathan Salt in his one-man play "Confessions of a Butterfly" in the Ivy Theatre of Greenside@George Street at the Edinburgh Fringe today.
A terrific achievement and a great portrayal of a brave and dedicated man.
If you are in Edinburgh this week, the play is on at 3.30pm every day until Friday, and I would urge you to see it

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Ellie Bradley 22 days ago

An utterly moving piece of theatre. Jonathan Salt takes on the role of Janusz Korczak, a remarkable man who was responsible for 200 orphaned children living together in the Warsaw Ghetto. It shows how Korczak successfully created a loving and stable home for these children, despite the horrors taking place outside the orphanage in the Ghetto and beyond. Whilst the story has a tragic ending, it serves a valuable lesson in highlighting the plight of innocent people, especially children, who are still to this day caught up in conflict and face incredible difficulties caused by adult decision-making. Salt’s performance and the set design both helped to tell the story vividly. The show leaves you feeling both reflective and grateful, and should not be missed.

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Jill Miller 25 days ago

Excellent performance. Very powerful. Portraying a really important and amazing individual, at an incredibly difficult time. Astonishing one person performance for an hour and a half.

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Julia 28 days ago

An incredible performance by Jonathan Salt who relates the true-life story of jewish paediatrician Janusz Korczak who created a haven of love and security for the children he cared for, while the outside world descended into chaos. This play sends an important message about the need to always keep the children at the forefront of our minds, never moreso than at the present time when the children of Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan remain at the mercy of adult decision-making.
Please see this show *****

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Andrew Milton 32 days ago

This is an extraordinary one person play about a remarkable man whose integrity in the face of appalling evil leads him to show the utmost care and compassion for the many children given into his charge. The acting is wholly believable, drawing the audience into the fascinating inner world of the main character. Thoroughly recommended.

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Claire Walton 32 days ago

Good storytelling of a real event. Impressive acting. We would recommend seeing this show!

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Lucie 35 days ago

What a heart achingly wonderful play. We were in floods of tears and couldn't speak for a while after.

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Joe Goldblatt.scot 32 days ago

...our souls were elevated to a higher level of awareness and compassion.

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North West End UK (4/5 stars) 32 days ago

This excellent, well-written and perfectly executed play should be on your list of plays...

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North West End UK (4/5 stars) 33 days ago

This excellent, well-written and perfectly executed play should be on your list of plays to see at the Fringe this year, the team behind the show enhance the whole experience, and ensure its smooth running.

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