Mark St. Germain's The Happiest Man on Earth, the solo play adapted from Eddie Jaku's New York Times best-selling memoir, will make its U.K. debut at the Southwark Playhouse Borough November 20–December 14.

Ron Lagomarsino will direct the production, which casts Kenneth Tigar (The Avengers, Fish in the Dark) as Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku, who shares his wisdom on his 100th birthday, paying tribute to those lost in the Holocaust.

Born in Leipzig, Germany, Jaku was only a teenager when he was rounded up and sent to a concentration camp, facing unimaginable horrors in Buchenwald and Auschwitz over the next seven years. Against all odds, he found the will to persevere and vowed to smile every day in thanks for the gift of life.

Playwright St. Germain said in a statement, “We're thrilled that The Happiest Man on Earth will be seen in London. It's a story that needs to be known worldwide. Time has taken most of these firsthand accounts from us. We’ll always have a vast library of books, films, and documentaries to inform us, but this is one of the closest substitutes to the invaluable firsthand account. As an audience, we’re in a safe, warm, friendly space when Eddie takes the stage. This show is a celebration of the human spirit and the story of Eddie Jaku's past gives us hope for our future."

The upcoming production will also have set design by James Noone and sound design by Brendan Aanes.

Charlie Stone and Adam Maust produce for Good Soup Entertainment.

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