As the war continues, optimism still flickers wherever dialogue is allowed, and there is still good news to share:

✯ WHISTLEWhistle, a monodrama based on the autobiographical story of Yakov Buchan, adapted and performed by Hadar Galron and directed by Hana Vazana Grunwald, was presented at the Weimar Festival, dedicated this year to the theme of “Remembrance” (the Holocaust)
✯ Oh God by Anat Gov is currently running at the theatre in Linz, Austria
✯ A new production is about to open at Schauspiel Stuttgart
✯ Heffetz, directed by Sapir Heller, premiered at Schauspiel Frankfurt
✯ Short by Noa Lazar Keinan is being staged again in Munich and will soon open in Estonia
✯ In France, a new production of Hanoch Levin’s sketches and songs is now playing
✯ In Bucharest, the world premiere of The Eichmann Trial opera by Gil Shohat and Motti Lerner took place
✯ Mikveh by Hadar Galron is celebrating its *21st international production* — opening in *Budapest on April 25, 2025*
✯ And what’s new in Bulgaria? The Marriage Contract by Ephraim Kishon!

Here’s to a little “Swiss boredom” — as Hanoch Levin once hoped for —
and to the speedy return of all those still held hostage.