Holocaust Memory and Youth Performance

Erika Hughes (University of Portsmouth, UK)

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Methuen Drama
22 August 2025

Theatre Studies; Social & cultural history; The Holocaust

Through an examination of children’s and youth plays and performances about the Holocaust from Germany, Israel, and the United States, this book offers an entirely new way of looking at the vital role of youth performance in coping with the legacy of historical tragedy.

As the first book-length critical examination of this subject, Holocaust Memory and Youth Performance considers plays that are produced by major theatre companies alongside performances written by young authors and pieces taken from the diaries and memoirs of those who experienced the Holocaust as children or adolescents. While youth-focused plays about the Holocaust have been in the repertories of top professional companies throughout the world for decades and continue to be performed in theatres, schools, and community centers, they are often neglected in concentrated and comparative studies of Holocaust theatre.

Erika Hughes fills this gap by examining plays (including The Diary of Anne Frank and Ab heure heißt Du Sara), musicals, performances, scripts, a rock concert, a performance on Instagram, and pedagogically-focused works of applied theatre – a diverse collection of performances for young audiences that tell the stories of young people who experienced the Holocaust. Adopting Hannah Arendt’s notion of natality as a powerful framework, this study examines the ways in which youth-theatre performances make a vital contribution to intergenerational witnessing and the collective memory of the Holocaust.

By: Erika Hughes (University of Portsmouth UK)
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 214mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 320g
ISBN: 9781350266131
ISBN 10: 1350266132
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 22 August 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: For Future Generations Chapter 2: Germany Chapter 3: Israel Chapter 4: The United States Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Erika Hughes is Academic Lead, Performance in the School of Art, Design and Performance at the University of Portsmouth, UK.

Reviews for Holocaust Memory and Youth Performance

In this meticulously researched investigation of theatrical representations of the Holocaust for young people Erika Hughes deftly demonstrates the inherently political nature of performance and investigates the ways in which cultures shape how such works are created, performed and received. * Matt Omasta, Professor and Chair, Department of Theatre, Miami University, USA * Hughes’ nuanced account of Holocaust theatre for young audiences tells an original and surprising story about how theatre makers around the world nd ways to depict the Shoah in an authentic and meaningful way. * Anna Hájková, Reader in Modern European Continental History and Director of the Warwick Centre for Global Jewish Studies at the University of Warwick, UK *