Based on Aharon Appelfeld's novel of the same name, Badenheim 1939 is an allegorical satire that tells the story of a Jewish resort in Austria that hosts a yearly arts festival. Slowly the 'Sanitations Department' begins to shut the town and prepare the residents for a move to Eastern Europe. It is 1939 and amid swirls of unidentified rumours the community struggle to understand what is happening to them.
CORONAVIRUS: All venues in the UK were shut down on March 16, 2020, and the restrictions were finally lifted on July 19, 2021. It is important to mention that the UK Theatre Web archive listings (iUKTDb) from March 2020 to July 2021 might not be accurate due to the lack of information regarding rescheduled and cancelled shows.