Revealing the initial cast and creative team for the UK premiere of HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES, a powerful and timely play and the first production in new Artistic Director Lisa Spirling’s 2026 season. 

A co-production between Stratford East and the acclaimed Tectonic Theater Project, HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES will run from SAT 31 JAN to SAT 28 FEB 2026. 

The production is conceived and directed by the celebrated Tony and Emmy Award nominee Moisés Kaufman, co-founder of Tectonic Theater Project. He is also co-writer alongside Emmy nominee Amanda Gronich. This remarkable duo previously collaborated on the seminal work The Laramie Project, and their new play arrives in London following several acclaimed runs in the US, where it was a 2024 Pulitzer Prize finalist, won the 2025 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play, and received two Helen Hayes Awards. 

The Cast 

We are delighted to welcome a brilliant ensemble for this UK premiere: 

• Geraldine Alexander (Bridgerton, Netflix; Oslo, National Theatre/West End) as Judy Cohen & others. 

• Scott Barrow (33 Variations; The Laramie Project, Tectonic Theater Project) as Karl Höcker & others. 

• Os Leanse (Stranger Things: The First Shadow, West End; Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Paramount Pictures) as Peter Wirths & others. 

• Philippine Velge (Jurassic World Rebirth, Universal Pictures; Macbeth, Globe Theatre) as Rebecca Erbelding & others. 

• Paksie Vernon (People Places and Things, West End; House of Dragon, HBO) as Charlotte Schünzel & others. 

• Arthur Wilson (Much Ado About Nothing, RSC; Mnemonic, National Theatre) as Rainer Höss & others. 

Further casting will be announced soon. 

The Creative Team 

The play features an accomplished creative team, including Scenic design by Derek McLane, Costume design by Dede Ayite, Lighting design by David Lander, Projection design by David Bengali, Sound design by Bobby McElver, Casting Direction by Jacob Sparrow, Associate Director Josh Seymour, Associate Set Designer Ben Davies, Associate Lighting Designer Hector Murray, Associate Projection Designer Stivo Arnoczy, Associate Sound Designer Salvador Zamora, Voice & Dialect Coach Aundrea Fudge, Production Manager Andy Reader, Deputy Stage Manager Monica Trabucchi, Technical Assistant Stage Manager Gúa Ástudóttir. 

The Story 

Based on true events, HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES chronicles a real-life mystery that began in 2007. An historical photo album dating back to the Nazi-era arrived at the desk of an archivist at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. As curators begin to unravel the shocking truth behind the images, the album quickly makes headlines and ignites a debate that spreads far beyond the museum walls. The play tells the story of these historical photographs—what they reveal about the perpetrators of the Holocaust and, ultimately, about our own shared humanity. 

Free Post Show Talks 

During the run, audiences are invited to participate in a special series of curated post-show conversations. These events will feature moderated discussions with leading ethicists and scholars, exploring the complex issues and questions raised by the play’s themes. 

These sessions are programmed by FASPE (Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics), Tectonic Theater Project’s Content and Conversation Partner, in collaboration with Tectonic Theater Project and Stratford East. 

Ticket holders for any performance of HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES are welcome to attend all the events in this series. For further information about these events and to book your tickets, please visit the booking page. 

The play is a Stratford East and Tectonic Theater Project Co-Production, produced in association with Brian & Dayna Lee and Eleanor Lloyd Productions in association with La Jolla Playhouse.