Be moved and impressed by a life of this siren

EVERY WOMAN: Her exit from the poverty -stricken village lands her to the Warsaw ghettoes.

 By Gugu Sibiya

Writer : Martin Sherman
Director: Malcolm Purkey

Rose the Jewish woman, is the latest intriguing theatrical marvel to grace the Market theatre, in Newtown, Johannesburg.

Unfortunately on stage for a short season at the Barney Simon theatre, Rose premiered on April 23, and ended its run on May 16. It forms part of the 45th anniversary celebration of the Market’s existence.

Rooted in Russia where Rose was born in 1920, the drama follows her one woman tour-deforces. It takes her to the world. Her exit from the poverty -stricken village lands her to the Warsaw ghettoes.

Life gets trickier as she exists against the backdrop of war with its atrocities and suffering.

Her next port of call is a ship called The Exodus. Still in search of greener pastures, Rose goes to the boardwalks of Atlantic City. Barely settled she takes to the Arizona canyons. Now a master at moving about, its no surprise when she immerses herself in salsa-flavoured nights in Miami Beach.

Portrayed by Camilla Waldman, Rose is every woman. A survivor, displaced refugee, brave traveller, feisty, dreamer and adventurous soul. She does not allow the restrictive cultural norms on women of the early 20th century, confine her.

After all the insurmountable obstacles, her determination and tenacity, triumphs. She still finds love in the arms of three husbands and a hippy lover. You can’t help but be moved and impressed by a remarkable life of this Jewish siren. Exciting or tragic, hers is a full and well lived life journey!

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ROSE IS EVERY WOMAN

Nominated for an Olivier when it first premiered and first staged at the Cottesloe auditorium at the Royal National Theatre in 1999.

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