Releasing Nechama

Haifa Theatre

An original Israeli comedy by Daniel Lapin

Director: Moshe Naor
Cast: Tzipi Shavit, Idan Alterman / Moshe Ashkenazi, Shlomo Vishinsky, Irit Anavi, Noa Engel, Maayan Weinstock, and Kobi Zislin

Four women sharing a room in a hospital's internal medicine ward try to fall asleep, but are disturbed by nightly disruptions caused by a fifth patient, Nechama Cohen. When the option of moving Nechama to another room falls through, one of the women proposes a theoretical solution to the problem. What follows is a heated, soul-searching moral debate. Eventually, the four drift off to sleep—only to wake up to unexpected news.

Duration:
Apx. an hour and a half with no intermission
Photography:
Ilan Besor, Gérard Allon
Remarks:
First performance for subscribers of the 2025/26 Preselected Series
Wednesday / 29.10.25 / 20:30 – The performance at this time is accessible to the blind and visually impaired. Details and purchase of tickets at the offices of the Library for the Blind by phone 03-7756825 and by email at eva@clfb.org.il
Reviews:
"A show unlike any other you've seen this year. A surreal, sharp, scintillating, and hilarious work, combining black comedy with astute social insights. Tzipi Shavit, in one of the most exciting performances of her long career, proves that no matter what situation she is in, she'll always steal the show." (Maariv Online)