Growing up in sweatshops and tenements in grimy turn-of-the-century London, Esther Kahn is almost feral—volatile, disconnected, barely literate. All of that changes when she encounters the theater. In her unlikely ascent from ambitious community theater player to West End star, Esther’s pursuit of real-life experiences to fuel her onstage personae lead her into a destructive and defining relationship.
A period piece, a coming of age story, and above all, a study of the anatomy of an actress, Esther Kahn tells the tale of a captivating young performer who is only herself when she is playing someone else.
