Monsieur Albert – Original Production

Monsieur Albert – an Original Production

Everyone knows the legendary fish shop of the funny Albert from Quarter A in Ashdod.

All his life, he dreamed of telling stories and jokes, but his father, Maurice, refused: “This is a fish shop, Albert, not a barbershop. In a barbershop, people tell stories.”

He thought he would never get the chance to go onstage, but this afternoon, when a performance at the neighborhood theater festival in Ashdod was canceled, a good friend begged him to come urgently and perform in his place.

Albert, who had just gotten off the boat with his fishing rod still in his hand, received the opportunity he had waited for all his life—this time, it’s happening.

Albert unfolds a beach chair, pours the audience shots of arak, and captivates them with stories about people who lived in the past—a fascinating human mosaic that tells the story of Ashdod from the 1960s to the present day.

He creates unexpected moments and bursts of uncontrollable laughter, and in the end sends everyone home with a smile on their face.