In 2007, a personal photo album belonging to a Nazi officer arrived at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. While most historical records focus on the atrocities of the camps, these photographs revealed something unexpected: the everyday lives of the people who ran them. This discovery forms the basis of HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES, a profound and essential production. 

These images do not show monsters in the shadows. Instead, they depict the doctors, lawyers, and administrators who facilitated the Holocaust while lighting Christmas trees, playing with pets, or eating blueberries. 

During a previous run in America, as audiences saw the family photos appear on stage, they "looked like many of my family photos," a realization that "it could have been them." This connection forced people to move beyond the basic idea of "bad guys" and look at how "normal people" became the Nazi’s in the images. To consider how bankers, shop assistants and artists ended up running Auschwitz. 

HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES is not just a history lesson; it is a cautionary tale that uses historical atrocities as a mirror to our own society. The production explores how photographs tell us about history and our own identities revealing a layer of humanity about the perpetrators, prompting us to reflect on our own potential for complicity. It looks at the world from a different perspective to foster a deeper understanding of what could happen in our future. 

Ask yourself: What would I have done in that situation? 

Do not miss the opportunity to see this theatrical experience, book your tickets now for HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES at Stratford East.