Hard Love

Posted June 26th, 2014 filed under Uncategorized.

Hard Love / Motti Lerner


Drama Subject: Religion and Faith Text in: he Russian English	A play about a secular writer and his ultra-Orthodox ex-wife who are trying to re-marry after twenty years of divorce, but discover that they have changed so much that living together is impossible.
The characters	Female:1 Male:1 Total:2 Zvi: A 40 years old secular writer Hannah: His ultra-Orthodox ex-wife
Translations	English, German, Italian, Portugeze, Russian, Spanish English: Translated from the Hebrew by Anthony Berris
Productions	Premierre 2003 Haifa Municipal Theatre director: Amit Gazith Productions Abroad Brazil , Europe , Germany , Italy , Spain , United States Produced by Haifa Municipal Theatre (2003), by Theatre Or in Durham, NC in 2005, by Bimah Theatre in Berlin (2006) and by The Jewish Theatre of the South in Atlanta (2008), and by Old Mutual Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa (2008). Available in English, German, and Russian
Critics	BOTTOM LINE: Israeli playwright delivers a shattering meditation on love and faith. / Wendell Brock, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Thursday, February 7, 2008