Category Archives: theatre

‘Sof Tov’ by Anat Gov at the Cameri Theater

Posted on November 25, 2011 by admin

In her book On Death and Dying, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, MD describes five stages of coping with the malady that she observed in the psychology of many people hit by cancer. The stages may last for different periods of time and … Continue reading →

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Pinter’s ‘The Caretaker’ at the Cameri Theater

Posted on November 1, 2011 by admin

The Caretaker is one of the first plays of Harold Pinter and his first commercial success on the British stages. Published in 1960 it was strongly influenced by the works of the masters of the absurd theater, especially Ionesco and … Continue reading →

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Liviu Ciulei (1923-2011)

Posted on October 30, 2011 by admin

The 60s was the decade of hope in the history of Communist Romania. After the frozen 50s which had seen the pick of the repression but also the death of Stalin, the grip of the Communist rule seemed to slowly … Continue reading →

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A Strike to Regret (or ‘O Go My Man’ at the Habima Theater)

Posted on September 26, 2011 by admin

Bad things continue to happen to Habima, the national theater of Israel. The renovation of the historic building was supposed to be ready during the previous season, but it looks like even its inauguration is not sure for this season … Continue reading →

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‘Peace Syndrome’ at the Beit Lessin Theatre

Posted on September 24, 2011 by admin

If the first selection in the Beit Lessin theater season was on the safe side, the second one we attended on Saturday morning was much more daring. ‘Peace Syndrome’ is a documentary theater coproduction of Beit Lessin with the Theater … Continue reading →

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‘Mimouna’ at the Beit Lessin Theatre

Posted on September 24, 2011 by admin

We have a busy theater weekend ahead, with two Beit Lessin performances (one, today, part of the ‘Pothim Bama – Stage Opening’ event) and one tomorrow at Habima. It is the start of a new season, and I am eager … Continue reading →

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‘Post Trauma’ at Habima

Posted on July 3, 2011 by admin

Habima, The National Theater of Israel did not yet return home during this season despite the promises made last fall. Something about construction or safety permits, an example probably of the traditional mix of bureaucracy and inefficiency which makes so … Continue reading →

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‘Romeo and Juliet’ at the Cameri Theater

Posted on June 23, 2011 by admin

‘What’s in a name?’ asks Romeo in one of the best known monologues in Romeo and Juliet and in the whole history of theater. What’s in the title of a play that any viewer knows about since school, whose every … Continue reading →

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‘Woyzeck’ at the Cameri Theater

Posted on June 19, 2011 by admin

I remember too little from the performance I must have seen more than 40 years ago with Buchner‘s ‘Woyczeck’ at the Bulandra Theater in Bucharest, by the time when Liviu Ciulei and Lucian Pintilie dominated the Romanian theater in a … Continue reading →

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Theater Evenings in Paris

Posted on June 17, 2011 by admin

We spent five out of the eight evenings of our Parisian vacation at the theater. Paris is of course a city of great tradition on this respect, with tens of options every evening and the problem for the occasional visitor … Continue reading →

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