Plays
Image from Almatalem & Mawalya
A dynamic comedy following a cunning servant as he serves two different masters. One of these masters is a woman disguised as a man, who has arrived to town in search of her lover, who is no other than her servant's other master.
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A man sentenced to 18 years of prison solitude for exposing the country's atomic secrets. The play is a collage of time and space depicting his childhood, relations with his father; work in the nuclear facility, his years in the philosophy department
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Image from Jaffa's Orphans
A story of two brothers; the eldest, Nimar, is a nocturnal individual trying to make a living on burglary. Sahar, the younger brother, is dominated by Nimar who keeps him locked up at home. Sahar isolated from the world, which he sees only through his win
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Image from Double Solitude
This Israeli-Palestinian theatrical dialogue, is a compellation of songs, written by Palestinian and Jewish poets about war and peace, love and death, a land promised to two nations, and the double solitude forced upon these nations for one hundred years.
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Image from The Committee for Truth and Reconciliation
A theater documentary dealing with issues of civil rights, stressing the problems of occupation, Based on a South African model. It was performed in 2000 in Jaffa and in the Acre Festival. During the difficult days of the second Intifada (uprising) the pl
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Image from Antar
The story of Antar, a mythological poet-warrior, who lived in the pre Islamic era. His songs portray his battle for love and freedom. His legend has been subject to many Arab storytellers and his name has become synonymous with courage and nobility.
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Samakh & Saadya, two unemployed men, await Farege, who never shows. The play depicts through comic irony the Arab anticipation of a savior, who will solve all their problems. A new, up-to-date, adaptation in Arabic to Becket's "Waiting for Gudo
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Image from You and I and the Next War
36 years after the play created scandal in post 67 war, victory intoxicated Israel, "You and I and the Next War", Khanokh Levin's first satiric comedy returns to the stage, with it's original cast, and is as relevant as ever.
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Image from Veiled
The Play portrays a story of a Palestinian family throughout the first "Intifada" (Uprising). This is a story of a family torn apart by forces far greater then their own, and showcases the intensity of a conflict between one's loyalty to fa
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Image from The Queen & the Soldier
A renegade soldier invades the queen's castle and challenges her sovereignty. This surprising encounter opens new fascinating worlds before the two characters, and a complex relationship between the two is forged. A magical and intimate play for gr
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Image from A Lane of White Chairs
A play about an ally in Jaffa where secret love, conflict between criminals and the police, a wedding, a funeral neighbor quarrels and engagement parties all take place. As well as, one man, a Jordanian–Palestinian's, long awaited return to his birt
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Image from Forced Landing
With humor and pain the play dramatizes a complicated relationship between two Palestinian brothers; one who lives in Israel, the other who lives in Tunis. They both decide to meet in Cairo. The scenes move between the reality of the Arab-Israeli conflic
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Image from Peer Gynt Goes on a Journey
A voyage of a cast of actors and two musicians after Ibsen's play, Peer Gyntin in its translation to Hebrew by Lea Goldberg and Edvard Grieg's music composed for the plays premier in 1876. The audience is invited to join in, in a voyage of night
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Image from “LONGING” or “ Exile At Home”
A group of Jewish and Arab artists, immigrants, new and old, natives and those who were born in the Diaspora take a voyage into memory.
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Image from Memory
A chronicle of a Palestinian author as he attempts to mold his people's memory, with his own life story intertwined. Small details and people, substantially influence a Palestinian's life, as he walks down a long and winding road for over 50 yea
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Image from A Dragon? There's No Such Thing!
A play for children aged 3 to 10 Gili attempts to show his mother the dragon he discovered in their home, but his mother doesn't see it or believe in it. A wonderful story about the imagination filled world of children and friendship with an imagin
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Image from Ach Ach Boom Trach!
A comedy in two acts for children. Two brothers find a strange box. They play, argue and learn to live with each other, until the play ends with a surprising ending.
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Image from Fathers and Daughters
In a Turkish bath, three women meet. Detached from the world, drenched with steam and the sweet-scent of oil and perfume, Anna, Liza, and Naguan begin to talk amidst rites of cleanliness and beauty.
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Human voice By Jean Cocteau
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Image from A Woman in the Sands
A Woman in the Sands tells the story of a man and a woman who belong to different worlds, and meet due to special circumstances. Now they are forced to survive in a reality staged between siege and the longing to be free. This is an exotic love story, whe
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Chef Rami Herzog is holding an authentic Arab food Cooking Workshop.
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Image from Back to the Tempest
Based on William Shakespeare's The Tempest & Aimee Cesaire’s Tempest A Director and a group of actors rehearse the play on an Arena stage. Where Prospero, a duke, overthrown and banished to an island rules it’s inhabitants with his magical powers.
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Courage Circus In collaboration with the Kibbutz Seminar school of theater and dance Based on Mother Courage and her children, by Bertold Brecht
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Image from Dancing Arabs
Ali Masalkha, an Israeli-Arab actor-stand-up-comic, appears for the first time, in front of a Jewish audience. His overwhelming need for acceptance, leads him to reveal his most intimate secrets.
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Enough! A Dance Theatre Event BY and preformed: Alice Dor – Cohen Together with singer / player - Itay Bacharach
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Jerusalem Stories and the Arab-Hebrew Theater in Jaffa Present: Figs Six true stories of the lives of Jews and Arabs from the Holy City regarding life amidst conflict and the connection to Jerusalem Creator: Carol Grosman Writing: Carol Gros
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Image from Gilgamsh's Adventures
The Arab- Hebrew Theatre Awarded, best director, best production, and best lightning designer in the Haifa Festival for children 2009.
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Image from Greenwich
A poetic play on the topic of time; its effect on us and our effect on time. "Greenwich" is a play about two perennial clerks, Isaac and Kutzo, who run time with their bicycles.
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Image from Jacques Prevert - Three small plays
Three small plays written during the 1930's by a famous French poet, Jacques Prevert, performed by a French theatre company. All in French language.
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Image from Legends in the Alleys
The Show combines theater and historic tour in Old Jaffa streets.- A new show for the whole family
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Rondo..coming soon
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Scorched by Wajdi Mouwad An Israeli first ever prmiere for a play written by Beirut born playwright Direcotr: Michael Ronen
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Director: Michael Ronen Actresses: Sara von Schwarze, Salwah Nakkra Director: Michael Ronen Actresses: Sara von Schwarze, Salwah Nakkra Director: Michael Ronen Actresses: Sara von Schwarze, Salwah Nakkra
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Image from The Madwomen of Jaffa
A tragic- comic Fantasy inspired by'" The Madwoman of Challot "by Jean Jirodeaux
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Image from The Red Tent
An theatrical adaptation. Inspired by Anita Diamands book, a local and international best seller The performance tells the Biblical story of Dina, Ya'a kov's daughter, and the Four Mothers, from a personal and feministic – (or Feminine) point o
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Image from The Sixth Bullet
Gaby Aldor performs the texts she has written, in dialogue with musician Shosh Reisman. In this performance the protagonist tries to decipher the influence of the bullets, bombs and missiles shot at her direction since 1948.
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Image from The strange Couple
A wild comedy on relationships and male comradeship By Neil Simon
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Image from The supper of G and D
Hommage for Samuel Beckett - Movement theater with Thirteen words
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Image from The Treasure – A Play on the Water
The Treasure – A Play on the Water Every Saturday, at 11:30 From Jaffa Port
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Image from The wild west
The Wild West A new performance in Collaboration with the Kibutzim School of Theater and dance "…Sinai Peter directed a sweeping performance, with light touches of humor beside dramatic moments of emotional – charged intensity.
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Image from Thousand and one nights
few great stories from this masterpiece are presenting by a group of actors in form of Story-telling, physical theater and mixed motives of Arab and western music.
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Image from Walking in the Light
A Sufi-Iranian performance in memory of Professor Amnon Netzer By Benyamin Yakovian
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Image from Winter at Qalandia
This is a theatrical document based on real happenings at the Qalandia Checkpoint. no one fires a rifle in this performance.No one is being murdered.Everyday routine is crawling and accumulating and it is horrifying and frightening. . Here, at this
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