JEWISH life is the subject of a new play set in Edgware opening at the National Theatre.

The Holy Rosenbergs, written by Mill Hill playwright Ryan Craig, opens next week in London's South Bank, and is set in the area where the writer grew up.

The play is centred around an Edgware family where father David's catering business is failing and the three children are constantly at loggerheads.

While eldest son Danny fights for the Israelis in Gaza, his sister investigates war crimes in the same conflict.

But when tragedy hits, each member of the family is forced to confront the clash between individual identity and the demands and expectations of Jewish community.

During a visit to Edgware with the cast, Mr Craig said he realised how much the area had changed since he was younger.

He said: “I spent a lot of time in Station Road and I know Edgware like the back of my hand. When I went for a research trip with the actors, I realised how it wasn't the same.

“But that's helpful for the play. The change in demographic is part of what's happening in the outside world.”

Mr Craig has previously written many plays about Jewish life, including The Glass Room, which explored Holocaust denial and received rave reviews when it was performed at the Hampstead Theatre, in 2006.

The play is currently sold out, but new tickets go on sale on Thursday, March 10. Click here to book, or call 0207 452 3000.