January 2, 2024

Director Igor Golyak, founder of Needham’s Arlekin Players Theater, was born in Ukraine. Understandably, themes of displacement and war are often woven throughout his work. Now Golyak is embarking on a play recounting horrific real-life events: the massacre of 1600 Jews in a small Polish town in the summer of 1941. Titled, “Our Class,”  it follows 10 Polish classmates — five Jewish and five Catholic —who grow up as friends and neighbors. But they turn on one another with life-and-death consequences.  It’s a story with deep resonance today, From there, It’s telly time and an anglophile’s paradise for lovers of British TV. The forces behind GBH Drama are here to preview  MASTERPIECE’s new season and to guide us through other can’t miss shows from across the pond streaming now on Acorn, BritBox and beyond. Grab your biscuits and put the kettle on. That and more is next on The Culture Show.