Eclectic revue of Jewish wit, humour and scholarship with musicians, comedians, dramatists and spoken word artists, part of Bloomsbury Festival.
Sechel and Sensibility comes to Conway Hall on Thursday 29 October, as part of this year's Bloomsbury Festival. It's presented by the UCL Jewish Staff Network and ICPG, and it's an eclectic revue celebrating Jewish intellectual and creative life. The title itself is a play on Sense and Sensibility, but the 'sechel' part is the real lead here: in Yiddish, sechel means common sense, wit, and wisdom all rolled into one, and that's exactly what the night is built around.
It's a mixed bill rather than a single act. Musicians, comedians, dramatists and spoken word artists share the stage, each bringing their own take on that long tradition of Jewish wit. The organisers describe it as humour, scholarship and imagination set loose for one evening, and the line-up is designed to be playful, provocative and thoroughly good fun. Because it's a revue, you'll get a variety of acts rather than one long set, so the mood shifts from one performance to the next.
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The whole thing is staged in the heart of London's academic quarter, which fits the bill's mix of wit and scholarship. It runs from 7pm to 9:30pm at Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, WC1R 4RL, and tickets are £6.00 to £20.00.
