Posts Tagged: Black Comedy

Pawns (Noam Gil)

Genre: Black Comedy , Comedy , Psychological Drama , Satire

Pawns is a political satire about characters who imagine themselves in positions of power. Noam, an unemployed academic scholar, gets a job working for a mysterious couple, who demand to treat them as if they were the Prime Minster and the First Lady of Israel. At first, Noam refuses to participate in this ridiculous madness…. Read more

Barabbas (Shay Azoulay)

Genre: Black Comedy , Tragedy

A comic revenge tragedy inspired by Christopher Marlowe’s The Jew of Malta. the play takes place  in the 16th century in a small Italian town where the entire populace, from the chief of police to the whores on the street, follow Machiavelli’s realpolitik teachings. Barabbas is a wealthy Jewish merchant whose entire fortune is confiscated… Read more

Suspicious Incident (Noam Gil)

Genre: Absurd , Black Comedy , Comedy , Satire

 A black comedy about six minor characters in leading roles  Yohanan Bloom is stabbed by his wife and lies dead beneath his dumbfounded children. Adina, his wife, cannot explain to their children this unexpected murderous act, yet implores them to save her from going to jail. They decide to throw their father’s body near a remote settlement… Read more