A story that travels through history, both domestic and international, Niusia is a warm study of generational continuity, reflecting on Jewish identity, maternal influence and the domestic impact of the Shoah. At times distressing, it holds the threads of family history and vicious horrors of the Nazis gently yet firmly. The rambling structure allows multiple strands to emerge and interact: a Jewish wedding comments on the performer’s increasing sense of shared identity, while an interlude on Mengele speaks to a grandmother’s remarkable intelligence.

Rather than striking for the heart of darkness, this memorial to a survivor is honest and never sentimental. Filtering family memories through generations, it offers a complex sense of the grandmother’s character that changes from vivacious parent to unhappy geriatric. With a refreshingly direct dramaturgy, Niusia questions the meaning of Jewishness and motherhood without offering answers, only using a particular history to provide examples for consideration. 

Niusia, Summerhall, until 25 August, 1.20pm; Mayah Salter.