Niuisa 

Niusia was a Holocaust survivor. Her granddaughter Beth only remembers an angry, dying woman. She's ready to learn her stories, but what she discovers is all the questions she didn't know existed and wasn't allowed to ask.

Weaving together memories, handed-down stories, and interviews with family, Beth sets out to understand her nana's complex legacy. She gives voice to the cruel thoughts you shouldn't have about your Holocaust-surviving nana, stumbles upon her own Jewishness and ultimately confronts how deeply embedded these horrific memories are in her family line.

Discovering what happens when aspiration becomes assimilation after fleeing war and devastation for belonging and safety, Niusa interrogates what remembrance looks like when all that is known are the spaces where questions should have gone.

The play tackles the stories of Beth's family with a lighthearted sense of humour and lively energy, despite its heavy sounding themes. Journey with Beth as she is shown the tenderness she missed out on, learns to laugh at the unlaughable, and wades through the complexity of trauma-laden memories, love, and familial relationships.

Content Warnings: Discussion around adult themes of war crimes, violence, antisemitism, and genocide; descriptions of concentration camp experiences; depiction of PTSD flashback; mild coarse language.