In Japanese-occupied Shanghai during World War II, a family of Viennese Jewish refugees is forced into a crowded ghetto, where they live next door to a local Chinese family.

Wow, this ruled. What a thoughtful (and tricky) slice of history to tell—Austrian Jewish refugees in Shanghai during the Japanese occupation in WW2—and Jill Ohayon’s book nailed it, and what a gorgeous score by Andy Li. (Classical influences and sounded great played by a piano/violin/cello chamber trio.) The kind of as-of-yet-underexposed delight that validates seeing a whole bunch of other obscure stuff. Full marks, as festival shows go, but I would love to see (and think this deserves) a more elaborate production. Ending needs to be tinkered with a bit - it hits the right beats but needs to reconfigure them a little bit to really make it sing.