The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem | Beit Lessin
A dramatic-romantic play about Luna from Jerusalem on the eve of the establishment of the state. The performance will take place at Galilee Panhandle Culture; the performance date was not specified.
A dramatic-romantic play about Luna from Jerusalem on the eve of the establishment of the state. The performance will take place at Galilee Panhandle Culture; the performance date was not specified.
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The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem | Beit Lessin
By Liat Fishman Lenny and Shlomit Arnon Bar-Lev
Based on the bestselling novel by Sarit Yishai-Levi
Directed by Udi Gottschalk
A thrilling and moving stage adaptation of one of Israel’s bestselling novels in recent years, which was also adapted into a successful television series.
A romantic drama set on the eve of the establishment of the State of Israel. The turbulent and touching story of Luna, known to everyone as “The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem,” a member of a Sephardic Jerusalem family whose roots go back many generations.
Luna falls in love with David, an Ashkenazi man who has returned from military service with the Jewish Brigade in Europe. She marries him despite opposition from her mother and grandmother, and comes to realize that the truths of life are far removed from the fantasies of youth, and that love has many surprising faces.
Set design: Svetlana Berger
Costumes: Yehudit Aharon
Music: Elad Adar
Lighting: Ziv Voloshin
Movement: Tula Damari
Text coaching: Anat Zamsh-Rigel
Assistant director: Noam Bitzur
Featuring: Daniel Gal / Carmel Bein, Yoram Toledano, Keren Tzur, Dina Blay, Mai Keshet, Assaf Younes, Or Abutbul / Tom Hagi, Nir Karni, Mike Elishkov, Shaked Kanovich
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