Posts Tagged: Turkish

Asymptotes (Ido Setter)

Genre: Absurd , Comic Drama

“Asymptotes” is a black comedy depicting the devastating manners in which global economy dictates our lives. The play takes place in a world (not too different from ours) where people’s life expectancy is determined by the amount of money they have in their bank accounts. In an ordinary visit to the bank, the CLERK tells… Read more

Requiem (Hanoch Levin)

Genre: Drama , Poetic Drama , Poetic Drama

The play follows characters in a remote village – an old coffin-maker and his wife, a young mother with her dying baby, a wagon driver, drunks, and prostitutes – all lonely individuals confronting pain, death, and existential regret. The old man, obsessed with saving and business, faces the emptiness of his life when his wife… Read more