Diane Samuels’ Kindertransport centres on the enduring effects of separation. Eva’s journey from Germany to England defines her identity, her memories and her relationships throughout the play. These experiences also affect Faith, who grows up not knowing her full family history.
Diane Samuels’ Kindertransport is a play about memory, identity, separation and survival. It follows Eva Schlesinger, a Jewish child sent from Germany to England on the Kindertransport before the outbreak of the Second World War. As she grows older, Eva changes her identity to become Evelyn, an English woman who has tried to bury her […]