Returning to Bhima.
Shani Cohen who will play in the play "Doll's House"/Hanan Asor
Two international productions that were supposed to be staged soon - were postponed at the last minute because of the war in Gaza.
"In the last few days, we suddenly received a 'hold' from agencies from England and the United States that represent the owners of the rights of a musical and a play that were already on the verge of being closed to be staged in Israel," revealed Danny Weiss, CEO of Bhima for six months, in a meeting with journalists to present Bhima's repertoire for 2024. 25. "I will not give all kinds of political interpretations to this situation," Weiss added. "No one told us 'Israel is marked' and such.
There were statements: 'We are in conflict', 'The situation is complex', 'Israel is in a problematic security situation', 'Let's talk again in 2025' and such.
This is a rather unprecedented situation, which I have not come across."
"There is a perfect storm here, that everything that can go wrong - does go wrong," Weiss added. In addition to the difficulties caused by the Gaza war, including the shutdown of the theater for the first month and a half of the war, the theater was also harmed by the fact that, starting from On January 1st, the Robina Hall - the main hall of the stage, which has 920 seats - was closed and is undergoing renovations due to safety needs that are expected to last until November 1st, and the theater is content with smaller replacement halls - the Smolrash Hall at Tel Aviv University, the Dohal Hall in Hatikva neighborhood and the Eretz Israel Museum hall. "The three alternative halls together have 40 percent of the contents of the Robina Hall," Weiss said, "Robina produces about 25 million shekels a year and the other three halls together are expected to produce 10 million."
And what about the new repertoire? Presided over by Prime Minister Golda Meir in the shadow of the Agrant Committee deliberations, written by Moti Lerner and directed by Moshe Kaptan, as well as the play "Shelter Stories", which consists of nine short stories written by nine playwrights that take place in shelters in Israel just after an alarm sounds. The writers of the play are Itai Segal, Shahar Pankas, Uri Oren , Noa Schechter, Noam Gil, Shlomit Arnon and Yoav Bar Lev, the Schwartzberg brothers and Maya Maoz.
The directors of the show are Matan Deri Badash, Yael Goldberg and Maya Buenos.
Norman Issa and Miki Kam, participants in the play "His name goes before him" by Bhima/Hanan Asor
Last week, the premiere of "The Believer's Day Will Come", the existence of which was first published in Vala!
culture.
This is a new musical show following the life story of singer and Israel Prize bride Yaffe Yarkoni, signed by Guy Maroz as playwright and Eldar Gohar Groysman as director.
Yarkoni in her various ages is played by Gila Almagor, Einat Shrouf alternately with Galit Giat and Ili Alamani.
Another show in the repertoire, which was also published for the first time in Vala!
Culture, is a stage adaptation of the film "Late Wedding" released in 2001 and written and directed by Dover Kosashvili, which reunites Tzvika Hadar and Esti Zakheim, 26 years after they starred together in another film, "Afula Express" directed by Julie Shelz.
The play, which is being done in collaboration between the Beer Sheva Theater and Bhima, adapted by Ma'in Even and directed by Shir Goldberg, will be performed this Monday (March 4).
On March 15, the play "His name goes before him", written by Ephraim Kishon and directed by Dafna Zilberg, is expected to be performed, dealing with a new immigrant from Russia, Zvi, who is confronted with the shortcomings he discovered in the management system and in Israeli society;
On March 20, the play "Unfriend" will be staged in collaboration with the Haifa Theater, written by Steven Moffat, translated by Eli Bijawi and directed by Moshe Naor, which deals with a couple who meet a widow on a cruise, promise to keep in touch with her, and then find out that she is a serial killer;
On June 21, the play "A Doll's House" written by Ibsen and adapted and directed by Hanan Shanir will be performed.
In the lead role will be the actress and comedian Shani Cohen ("Wonderful Country"), who will return to the theater 10 years after the last show she played in - "The Fair Lady", in the role of Eliza Doolittle.
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Yehezkel Lazarov and Sandra Sade, participants in the show "Dance in Six Lessons" by the Bhima/Hanan Asor
More in the repertoire: the journalist Itai Segal wrote and Moshe Kaptan will direct the play "The Father I Could Be" which deals with a couple who gave birth to their daughter through a surrogacy procedure, and to their surprise, without their knowledge, she contacted the donor.
Michael Aloni will star in a leading role and his mother will be played by Orli Zilbashtz Banai;
Captain will also direct the musical "Lost Dreams", which was defined as a spin-off of the book "The Summer of Abia" by Gila Almagor.
Ohad Hitman signs the music and the choruses and Shahar Penkas signs the play;
The musical evening "Lila Ir" was directed and edited by Amit Reiss and co-creator Gamma Farid, it deals with young people who have grown up and are required to "realize their potential" and is accompanied by songs from the nineties;
"Dance in Six Lessons" written by Richard Alfieri, translated by Erez Driggs and directed by Moshe Kaptan;
"Romeo and Julie" - a play by Gerry Owen translated by Ido Ricklin and directed by Lilac Segal;
"Comedy Mother" written by Dori Ferns, based on Eldad Cohen's book, directed by Erez Driggs;
"Mary Stewart" - adaptation by Robert Eyck based on a play by Friedrich Schiller, directed by Elder Gohar Groysman;
"Miss Julie" - a play by Polly Stanem based on August Strindberg, translated by Dori Ferns and directed by Amit Epstein.
Many plays are remade, and some would say recycled: the musical "The Magician!" based on "The First from the Land of Oz" and signed by Uri Paster, Yaron Flip flops and Moshe Captain, will return to the stage 30 years after its debut; a renewal of Brecht's "Caucasian Chalk Circle" directed by Noam Shmuel; a new version of "Ghetto" written by Yehoshua Sobol and directed by Captain; "King Shlomo and Shlomo the Shoemaker" written by Sami Grunman, translated and written by Pizmons Alterman, composed the music by Sasha Argov and directed by Eldar Gohar Groysman; and the musical "Hair" after its premiere was postponed, with the translation by Ehud Menor and directed by Ido Rosenberg.
The play "Monologues from the Vagina" written by Yves Ansler and directed by Elial Semel, which premiered in 2000, will also be renewed ; and the male answer to "Monologues from Hoagina" will be the Israeli premiere of the international show "It's Not a Big Deal" written by Martin Kasela, translated by Yaron Fried and directed by Roy Horowitz; "The Home" based on Assaf Inbari's book, written by Yoav Shotan and directed by Ilan Ronan, will also be released; The Seagull" - a rock opera by Shai Lahav based on Chekhov's play; "The Girl from the Post Office" directed by Hanan Shanir - the first adaptation in Israel of Stefan Zweig's book;
"Ayoub's Sufferings" - the fourth play by Hanoch Levin to be staged in recent times, directed by Moshe Kaptan, which will be staged more than 40 years after the only time it was staged in a repertory theater in Israel, at the Chamber.
The stage postponed the release of the first stage adaptation of the film "Life According to Agfa" by Asi Dayan, whose design was first published in Vala!
Tarbut already at the end of 2021, it was officially announced in the middle of 2022 and since then the performance of the show has been repeatedly delayed.
It is now set for 2025.
The adaptation is signed by playwrights Shlomit Arnon and Einat Baranovski;
Other plays that are in development and are scheduled for 2025, according to the theater: "Good Behavior" by Aviv Pankas, "Main Libeshan Orna" by Hagit Ravavi Nikolivski, "Returning to Home" by Goren Agmon, "20/70" by Shlomit Arnon and Liat Leni Fishman, "Tikva" , Tragedy" by Erez Driggs based on Shalom Auslander's book and "A Woman Like Me" by Lior Soroka.
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