STAND by for a family row of major proportions when a hit West End comedy blasts into Malvern for a one week run from next Monday.

Bad Jews is set in New York where a beloved grandfather – a Holocaust survivor – has just died, and a treasured family heirloom with religious significance is up for grabs. But who is most deserving of it?

Bossy, overbearing, fanatically religious Daphna? Her wealthy cousin Liam, who’s just returned from skiing with his non-Jewish girlfriend Melody? Or Jonah, his brother, who would prefer not to get involved in the fight?

A Manhattan apartment becomes the location for a viciously hilarious brawl over family, faith and legacy as the contenders set at each other’s throats on the night after the funeral.

Produced by Theatre Royal Bath Productions, Joshua Harmon’s searing comedy, which has delighted audiences and critics alike since its UK Premiere at the Ustinov Studio Bath in July last year, will be at Malvern’s Festival Theatre from Monday, October 26 through to Saturday, October 31, 2015.



For the new UK tour, the cast includes Daniel Boyd as Liam, who is best known for his role in 4,000 Miles in the Ustinov Studio’s American Season of 2012. In the same year, Daniel played Romeo in Romeo and Juliet for Headlong Theatre Company, directed by Robert Icke.

Earlier this year, he performed in Oppenheimer and The Shoemaker’s Holiday in repertory for the Royal Shakespeare Company. His television credits include BBC1’s Silk and E4’s Misfits.

Alisa Joy plays the role of Daphna. Her theatre credits include The Crucible at Oxford Playhouse, TimePlays at Hampton Court Palace, Pride and Prejudice at Drill Hall and ’Tis Pity She’s A Whore for the North Wall.

Jos Slovik appears as Jonah. His West End stage credits include Spring Awakening and Once – The Musical. He recently performed in The Snow Queen at Nuffield Theatre and The Secret Garden at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre and in Toronto. His film and television credits include Les Miserables, Chugginton and The Addicted.



The cast is completed by Antonia Kinlay as Melody, whose stage work includes The Eternal Not at the National Theatre, When Did You Last See My Mother? at Trafalgar Studios, and most recently in London, Lady Anna: All at Sea at the Park Theatre and The Three Lions at St James Theatre. Her television credits include Emmerdale, MI High and Doctors.