"A moving and brilliantly staged production to be experienced by grownups, teenagers and youngsters alike... Thursday's opening-night audience, boasting more adults than children, sat hushed as the action unfolded against a spare backdrop of moving screens, projected images and a stunning swath of parchment caught in a tangle of criss-crossing ropes. At times it is torn asunder, at times it reconnects - referencing both the painful destruction of life and family by the Nazis and the beauty of intense family bonds…Fumiko reads George's account of Hana's life aloud, and we watch, mesmerized, as young Hana and young George offer us glimpses of their life and their fears and of the world crumbling around them. Hana's Suitcase does not talk down to the youngsters in the audience. The dark is there, and it is very dark, indeed, but it is tempered with courage and hope. Sher keeps the words simple, and the message clear. A wonderful job."

"Teachers are often stumped when it comes to explaining the horrors of the Holocaust to their class. There are the facts, numbers and pictures, but it is difficult for kids to truly understand the scope and tragedy involved. That is why personal stories such as the one presented in Hana's Suitcase provide an important opportunity to break through the anonymity of the millions of victims and offer a starting point for discussion... The play moves along at a great pace and has the right amount of suspense, mystery, comic relief and drama to keep the children glued to their seats until the end."