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

"Sometimes it’s about saving lives": ELI's fighting against child abuse on all fronts

ELI launches school-based child abuse awareness and prevention program amid societal instability.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The cornerstone of ELI’s program is an innovative educational entertainment.

‘Until Death Brings Us Together’ play lights the dark - review

Moving within a clear, precise set designed by Niv Manor, characters pace back and forth between a large mound of earth and a moon-like sphere in the heaven.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024ByHAGAY HACOHEN
‘UNTIL DEATH Brings Us Together.’

Oct. 7 Supernova survivors take to the stage in a new production that promises healing

Having begun at the Beit Zvi acting school as a theatrical exercise, the October "She Wanted to Dance" premiere will begin a tour with shows planned well into next year.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024ByHAGAY HACOHEN
A SCENE FROM ‘She Wanted to Dance.’

Jerusalem Highlights: September 20-27

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

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024ByHAGAY HACOHEN
'Truck in the Gaza border area'

Jewish Agency and ELI partner to protect new immigrant teens

ELI and the Jewish Agency team up to educate immigrant teens on abuse prevention through theater and discussions at absorption center

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Over 400 teenagers in grades 7–11 will watch ELI's theatrical production

Jerusalem highlights: September 13-19

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

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024ByHAGAY HACOHEN
'16 Tons, 12 Km. Per Hour' offers a wild ride at the Living Gallery.

This year’s Israel Festival will be held at the Gaza border

This year's Israel festival will focus on the Israel-Hamas war, centering around home, loss, and mourning.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024ByHAGAY HACOHEN
THE OTEF HaNegev Theater.

Na Laga’at Center marks Int’l Sign Languages Day with performance of ‘The Little Prince’

Directed by Yaara Reshef Nahor, actors Yaroslav Bernatsky and Shoval Ben Zeev will depict the fable about the prince who sought a friend among the stars using Israeli Sign Language (ISL).

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024ByHAGAY HACOHEN
YAROSLAV BERNATSKY and Shoval Ben Zeev in ‘The Little Prince’ at Na Laga’at.

A mustached Juliet? Seminar Hakibutzim offers gender-fluid Shakespeare production - review

The play is introduced to the audience by a frame-story. A married couple (Mika Zak and Yonatan Shimony) attempt to explain the play to us.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024ByHAGAY HACOHEN
A SCENE FROM ‘Romeo and Juliet.’

Jerusalem Highlights: September 6-12

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

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024ByHAGAY HACOHEN
'After the Party'