Vienna in 1900 was the most vibrant city in Europe, humming with artistic and intellectual excitement and a genius for enjoying life. A tenth of the population were Jews. A generation earlier they had been granted full civil rights by the Emperor, Franz Josef. Consequently, hundreds of thousands had fled from the East and many found sanctuary in the crowded tenements of the old Jewish quarter, Leopoldstadt.

Spanning 50 years and multiple generations, Leopoldstadt follows a family’s reckoning with a past - and a heritage - it cannot escape and a future it cannot control. An intense drama the first half of the 20th century, Tom Stoppard’s customary wit and beauty shine through the enduring spirit of a family tested by the most dire situations.