Theater

The king and the cobbler: How Illi Gorlitzky built the language of the Israeli stage

From defining Broadway-caliber theater to unionizing the nation’s performers, the legendary actor and advocate leaves behind a legacy that shaped Israel’s cultural fabric for seven decades.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, WALLA
Israeli actor and musician Ili Gorlizki. October 21, 2015.
St.-Sgt. Agam Naim.

How a playwright transformed a sister’s loss into art for children

By translating her family’s private pain into a universal fable, Yuval Naim hopes to give children the tools to understand their own emotional worlds.

|ByILANA STUTLAND
Aviva Siegel and Keith Siegel attend a protest calling for the release of the remaining hostages at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, in March 2025.

Memorial initiative brings October 7 survivors’ stories to stage and screen

The new venture builds on two documentaries produced in partnership with Kastina Communications and philanthropists Carol and Joey Low: "Screams Before Silence" and "The Children of October 7."

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Israeli actor and musician Ili Gorlizki. October 21, 2015.

'One of most prominent figures in Israeli culture': Singer, theater icon Illy Gorlizki dies at 91

Veteran actor, singer, and stage star Illy Gorlizki, a defining figure in Israeli culture for more than seven decades, has died at 91.

|ByWALLA! CULTURE

Jerusalem highlights: July 25-31

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

JULY 27, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
How Not to Drown in Condensed Milk (See Sunday)

Take it from the top: A history of phrases, idioms with the word 'take' - explainer

Let’s take a look at the word “take” and explore some of the many takes on it.

JULY 5, 2025ByRUTH BELOFF
The triumphant boxer celebrates as the referee calls the fight as his opponent lies on the floor.

Greek National Theatre presents 'Fragments: Euripides' inspired by discovered papyrus

Actors confront the task of unveiling fragments from 'Polyidus' and 'Ino' in a staged excavation.

JUNE 26, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ancient Greek theater at Aphrodisias.

Amélie: Everyone’s connected in Starcatcher's new production - review

The 2001 movie upon which the play is based is the highest-grossing French-language film ever released in the US, with box office sales of $33 million.

JUNE 22, 2025ByYAEL UNTERMAN
Young Amélie doll with her parents.

When the curtain falls, again: Israel's cultural institutions are suffering from war closures

Cultural institutions throughout the country are coping with closures amid the war.

JUNE 21, 2025ByNERIA BARR
THE CODEX SASSOON, the oldest complete Hebrew Bible, purchased for $38 million, arrived at ANU – Museum of the Jewish People, just two days before October 7.

Jerusalem highlights: June 20-26

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

JUNE 20, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Lama Ani Hai in a concert.

Jerusalem highlights: June 13-19

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

JUNE 19, 2025ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Gilding workshop

Beit Lessin Theater makes history with first performance in South Korea

An Israeli production of “Antigone” wows South Korean audiences at the Busan Festival, marking a historic debut.

JUNE 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Antigone at Beit Lessin.

Israel Festival to extend beyond Jerusalem for the first time

The theme of the festival will be 'A Dream of Healing Within a Reality of War.'

JUNE 7, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hermon mountain ridge covered with snow during 2022 winter, with the town houses of Majd al Shams.

Grapevine, June 1, 2025: Where’s Annie?

The movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JUNE 1, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Babies born amid Israel's next baby boom.