Fiddler on the Roof

Bookham Light Operatic Society is delighted to be presenting the enduringly popular musical Fiddler on the Roof. Written by Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, the original 1964 Broadway production won nine Tony awards including Best Musical and the 1971 film, starring Topol, became the highest grossing movie of that year. The story centres on Tevye, a milkman in the village of Anatevka, who attempts to maintain his Jewish religious and cultural traditions as outside influences encroach upon his family's lives. This show is packed with memorable and uplifting songs, including Tradition, If I Were a Rich Man, Matchmaker and the hauntingly beautiful Sunrise, Sunset.