Theater

Fulcro Theatre looks for happiness in Hanoch Levin’s ‘Suitcase Packers’

Suitcase Packers is the flagship show of the Fulcro Theatre group and its first full show in Hebrew since the company made its move to Israel from St. Petersburg in 2022.

|ByINBAL AHARONI
MICHAL WEINBERG and Boris Repetur in ‘Suitcase Packers.’
Lior Berlin as Peter Bergson, who fought to rescue Europe’s Jews from the Nazis, in The Accomplices.

'The Accomplices': Restaging history of efforts to save European Jews from the Holocaust

Inside the creative process of a play that forces us to reflect on what happens when the world looks away – from the 1940s to today.

|ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Tom Stoppard poses with the award for Best Play for “Leopoldstadt” at the 76th Annual Tony Awards in New York City, US, June 11, 2023.

Tom Stoppard, acclaimed playwright of ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern,’ dies at 87

Tom Stoppard, the playwright who fused wit, philosophy, and emotional depth in works from Arcadia to Leopoldstadt, has died at 87, ending an extraordinary chapter in modern theater.

|ByREUTERS
AI ilustrative image.

AI, artists, scholars revive 17th-century French playwright Moliere with new play

"What we thought was, let's try to recreate a bit of Moliere's creative process using the current state of AI," said Hugo Caselles-Dupre, a researcher in using AI for artistic creation.

|ByREUTERS

Jewish actor Jerry Adler, 'Sopranos' star, dies at 96

On The Sopranos, he played consigliere Hesh Rabkin, a Jewish character who was Tony Soprano's associate.

AUGUST 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jerry Adler attends SopranosCon 2019 at Meadowlands Exposition Center on November 23, 2019 in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Quentin Tarantino is not moving family to London, wife Daniella Pick confirms

Quentin Tarantino told the podcast The Church of Tarantino he and his family would be relocating to the UK. But wife Daniella Pick confirmed that this was not a permanent move.

AUGUST 18, 2025ByHANNAH BROWN
72nd Cannes Film Festival - After the screening of the film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" in competition - Red Carpet - Cannes, France, May 21, 2019. Director Quentin Tarantino poses with his wife Daniella Pick

Jerusalem highlights: July 25-31

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

JULY 27, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
How Not to Drown in Condensed Milk (See Sunday)

Take it from the top: A history of phrases, idioms with the word 'take' - explainer

Let’s take a look at the word “take” and explore some of the many takes on it.

JULY 5, 2025ByRUTH BELOFF
The triumphant boxer celebrates as the referee calls the fight as his opponent lies on the floor.

Greek National Theatre presents 'Fragments: Euripides' inspired by discovered papyrus

Actors confront the task of unveiling fragments from 'Polyidus' and 'Ino' in a staged excavation.

JUNE 26, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ancient Greek theater at Aphrodisias.

Amélie: Everyone’s connected in Starcatcher's new production - review

The 2001 movie upon which the play is based is the highest-grossing French-language film ever released in the US, with box office sales of $33 million.

JUNE 22, 2025ByYAEL UNTERMAN
Young Amélie doll with her parents.

When the curtain falls, again: Israel's cultural institutions are suffering from war closures

Cultural institutions throughout the country are coping with closures amid the war.

JUNE 21, 2025ByNERIA BARR
THE CODEX SASSOON, the oldest complete Hebrew Bible, purchased for $38 million, arrived at ANU – Museum of the Jewish People, just two days before October 7.

Jerusalem highlights: June 20-26

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

JUNE 20, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Lama Ani Hai in a concert.

Jerusalem highlights: June 13-19

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

JUNE 19, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Gilding workshop

Beit Lessin Theater makes history with first performance in South Korea

An Israeli production of “Antigone” wows South Korean audiences at the Busan Festival, marking a historic debut.

JUNE 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Antigone at Beit Lessin.