Theater

Jerusalem highlights: April 10 – April 16

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

Bitul Torah playing cards (see Friday)
RYAN GOSLING in Project Hail Mary.

Movie theaters reopening across the country, just in time for Passover vacation - review

DENIS PODALYDÈS plays author Georges Simenon’s distinguished inspector Maigret in ‘Maigret and the Dead Lover’

‘Maigret and the Dead Lover’: Bringing French detective back to big screen - review

Shaiman writes about the bitter and the sweet of a long, successful career with setbacks that still sting.

From ‘Hairspray’ to ‘South Park,’ composer Marc Shaiman tells a story shaped by Jewish humor


Bullishly cute children's theatre in Beersheba

Keep an eye out for these kid-friendly performances in Beersheba.

 The Story of Ferdinand.

Sderot's festival and its fracture: art healing amid chaos

Amid everything going on in the South, the Adama Center's three-day Festival and Its Fracture promotes unity through creativity.

  ‘I’M STILL HERE’ will open the Arava International Film Festival.

Israeli Opera’s bold 2025 season opener is part opera, part kibbutz

Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore opens the Israeli Opera's 2025 season with a unique Israeli twist.

 THE ISRAELI Opera begins its 2025 season with ‘L’elisir d’amore by Gaetano Donizetti.’ From Left to Right: Yael Levita (Adina), Anat Czarny (Gianetta), and Oded Reich (Belcore).

'About survival': Ben Shapiro talks of Jewish unity in surprise move to theater - interview

In 'We Will Rise', the conservative commentator tackles a profoundly personal project with added meaning after October 7.

 ‘THE WARSAW Ghetto Uprising was one of those moments in Jewish history where the Jews knew they didn’t stand much of a chance, but they fought anyway. The bravery, the sacrifice – that’s something that should never be forgotten,’ Ben Shapiro insists.

Security restrictions won't stop Sukkot theatre events

Israel has plenty to do during the holiday week.

 The Ruth Kanner Theatre Group at the Janco Dada Museum in Ein Hod.

Gesher Theater's 'Samson' tells biblical stories echoed through current conflicts

Gesher Theater's new production of 'Samson' offers a modern take on Ze'ev Jabotinsky's novel, drawing parallels between the ancient biblical story and contemporary Israeli-Palestinian tensions.

 SEMADAR (YUVAL SCHARF) and Samson (Shlomi Bertonov).

"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.

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.

 ‘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.

 A SCENE FROM ‘She Wanted to Dance.’

Jerusalem Highlights: September 20-27

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

 'Truck in the Gaza border area'