Charley's Aunt in Israel 2026 — a play in Haifa and Ashkelon
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Brandon Thomas’s comedy tells the story of two Oxford students who persuade a friend to dress up as a wealthy aunt from Brazil. The play became a theatrical sensation after its London premiere in 1892 and ran for 1,466 consecutive performances. In Israel, the production will be staged in Ashkelon.
Brandon Thomas’s comedy tells the story of two Oxford students who persuade a friend to dress up as a wealthy aunt from Brazil. The play became a theatrical sensation after its London premiere in 1892 and ran for 1,466 consecutive performances. In Israel, the production will be staged in Ashkelon.
The premiere of Brandon Thomas’s comedy took place on December 21, 1892, at London’s Royalty Theatre and became a theatrical sensation: the play ran for 1,466 consecutive performances—a record for its time. The story of two Oxford students who persuade their friend Babbs to disguise himself as a wealthy aunt from Brazil in order to uphold Victorian propriety traveled across every continent and inspired numerous films and musicals, from the 1941 Hollywood film starring Jack Benny to the 1948 Broadway musical adaptation Where’s Charley?, which won a Tony Award.
