Plays in genre: Comic Drama

Priqu-el & Siqu-el Inherit a Cult

by Ben Sgerski / Yuval Steinberg

When the immortal leader of a mysterious cult in the south of Israel suddenly dies one evening, her two sons, Prequel and Sequel, try to prevent the orphaned community from falling apart. When they discover a dfilm crew has infiltrated the cult in order to film a documentary, everything they know about themselves and the… Read more

Is Love Allowed?

A gay wedding sparks jealousy between siblings. An unexpected teenage romance develops at a summer camp. Lea Goldberg tells an untold story and adds a question mark to her famous quote. “Is Love Allowed?”, Ori Inbar’s debut play, tells three interweaving stories dealing with the issue of the right to love, which is not always… Read more

The Israeli Patient

A mysterious wounded man lies in a hospital room. With every visitor who comes to see him, the mystery surrounding his true identity and the circumstances of his arrival grows more complicated. The play explores the ways in which art, politics, and spirituality can help us cope with past traumas. An Israeli story about people… Read more

Tzavta Bathroom

A Pregnant Comedy Moments before the show begins, Darya gets stuck in the bathroom at Tzavta because her best friend in the world has, for some reason, decided that now is the time to take a pregnancy test.Their friendship is put to the test when her mother-in-law shows up and has no idea where she’s… Read more

Matter of life and death

“Matter of life and death” is a short black comedy set inside a Hearse stuck in traffic.The story centers on the encounter between Chaim – an aging undertaker infatuated with death – and Amram, a young ultra-Orthodox man who ends up in this job by mistake.The play unfolds along the seam between life and death,… Read more

The Son of Moshiko the Great

Chef Noam Amir, a rising star in the local culinary scene, finds himself in debt just before opening his new bistro in Paris. Noam’s late father, Moshiko – the owner of the legendary “Moshiko’s Hummus” – appears to him and offers a deal he can’t refuse. Thus, Noam finds himself returning to his childhood home,… Read more

Jewish Enough for Hitler

  A family dramedy about identity, religion and fate  After suffering a stroke, Bella (80), reveals to her family her life-hidden secret -she’s a Jew…  she doesn’t want this to disturb their lives, she just requests “a small favour”; when her time comes, she wantd to be buried as a Jew. Magda, her closest granddaughter,… Read more