Winter Funeral — Chamber Theater

Winter Funerals — A Sad Comedy by Hanoch Levin

One of Hanoch Levin’s wittiest and most biting comedies, accompanied by timeless love songs. Lachek’s mother has died. He sets out to inform the relatives and arrange a dignified funeral. They, however, are busy preparing for the wedding of their younger daughter, Volutsia, which is to take place the very next evening. Both sides understand clearly: the wedding and the funeral cannot take place at the same time. But how can they “throw away” four hundred guests and eight hundred chickens ordered for the celebration—just for the sake of a funeral? Thus begins a mad, hilarious chase full of unexpected twists: the family does everything possible to avoid the news of the death that desperate Lachek is trying to tell them.

Director: Matan Amsalem
Set Design: Eran Atzmon
Costumes: Marina Shroiko
Music: Gal Lev
Movement: Tom Weinberger
Video: Omri Rozi
Lighting: Uri Rubinstein
Assistant Director: Yotam Weitzman

Cast: Dror Keren, Rivka Michaeli, Ola Shur-Seluktor, Eran Mor, Roni Nataniel, Alon Sandler, Aya Granit-Shaba, Simcha Barbiro, Tom Hodorov, Nadav Asulin, Dudu Niv, Dan Shapira, Shaked Zandana.

*From August 6 to 8, Nadav Adar will replace Dan Shapira.
In this production, actresses Roni Nataniel and Chen Gerty will alternate.