Posts Tagged: The United Kingdom of Great Britain

War Whores (Or Ben-Ezra Segal)

Genre: Absurd , Drama , Poetic Drama , Tragedy

In a demilitarized zone where two rival soldiers are trapped with a kidnapped child. Alongside the main characters appear a prostitute, an ambassador, a mother of a fallen soldier, and a news reporter. The narrative presents absurd, dramatic, and poetic scenes, highlighting the complexity, pain, and contradictions in the conflict zone.

AMSTERDAM (Maya Arad Yasur)

Genre: A-genre

Winner of Berliner TheaterTreffen Stückemarkt 2018 In a highly fragmented, multi-narrated structure, the play AMSTERDAM unfolds the course of 24 hours in the life of a 9 months pregnant Israeli violinist living in Amsterdam, the day she wakes up and finds an unpaid gas bill from 1944 on her doorstep. The multiple speakers accompany the absent character throughout… Read more

Under the Skin (Under the Skin)

Genre: Historical Play , Periodical Drama

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Tel-Aviv, 1991. Kirsten, a young German reporter, arrives at Charlotte’s door. Through probing questions, Kirsten seeks to unveil the suppressed ghosts from Charlotte’s past, centered around her once-promising career as a Jewish Prima Ballerina, abruptly cut short in her prime. As the evening progresses, Charlotte unveils a love affair she had with her lesbian Nazi… Read more

iWitness (Joshua Sobol)

Genre: Drama

An Austrian farmer refuses to serve in the Wehrmacht, which he sees as a criminal army. He pays by his life for his refusal.