Otto Korner, a Jewish refugee, ends up in the Emma Lazarus retirement home in Manhattan where the residents embark on a chaotic and jealousy-ridden production of Hamlet. Cast as the Ghost, he feels that at 83 he is ready to play the Prince......read on! Lovely, funny and touching, tragic as well. Alan Isler writes about his characters with great affection and by the end you feel you know and care for them all.
(Jenny Freeman - bwl 4 July 2004 ) |
