A sixteen-year-old protagonist is tasked with finding the owner of a dog found on the streets of Jerusalem. His four-legged companion leads him to the fate of an isolated girl who has embarked on a dangerous journey to rescue her brother. The stage adaptation of David Grossman’s novel runs for nearly two hours without an intermission.
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"Someone to Run With" | Gesher Theatre adaptation of David Grossman's novel | Adapted by Ro'i Chen | Directed by Ido Kolton
Sixteen-year-old Assaf is tasked with locating the owner of a stray dog wandering the streets of Jerusalem. The dog guides him from place to place through the life story of Tamara, a lonely and turbulent teenager who embarked on a perilous quest to save her brother, who had become entangled in a dark tale. Someone to Run With, one of Israel’s most beloved books and the winner of the 2001 Sapir Prize for Literature, has been adapted into a television series and a feature film.
Cast: Nir Kna'an, Prach-Bar Minyali / Nicole Podbelny, Miki Leon, Eli Menashe / Avi Azulai, Lilian Shlomit Ruth, Karin Serya / Michal Weinberg, Roni Einav / Polina Pakhomova, Ofir Tzuygenbaum, Agam Ozlbo, Lev Leib Levin / Ithy Turhanov, Anna Greenfeld, Itamar Pras
Show duration: 1 hour and 50 minutes, continuous (no intermission)
Schedule: Wednesday | 4/11/26 | 20:00