And there is a fresh face stepping into the shoes of matriarch Golde: West End stalwart Jodie Jacobs.

“Landing the role has been a bit surreal,” she told the Jewish Telegraph during a break in rehearsals.

“I still keep thinking someone’s going to tap me on the shoulder and say, ‘we’ve made a mistake’.”

But it is no mistake.

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