Kvutsat Avoda (Work Group) Theater Ensemble
קבוצת עבודה
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- Ness Ziona the Musical in TmunaTue, Jul 21Jul 21, 2026, 8:00 PM – 9:10 PMTel Aviv-Yafo, 8 Shoncino St., Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel"Nes Ziona - The Musical" - a musical comedy of nonsense about success, happiness and the connection between them. The 80s in Nes Ziona, when rock and roll was real, when women's dresses were in fashion, and we all dreamed of catching a bus to the big city. Yinon waits all day at the station, but never gets on the bus, until one day, Vardit from Yahud arrives in town, disrupting his routine.
- Prequ-el and sequ-el Inherit a Cult in TmunaTue, Aug 11Aug 11, 2026, 8:00 PM – 9:10 PMTel Aviv-Yafo, 8 Shoncino St., Tel Aviv-Yafo, IsraelA dark comedy about enlightened people by Yuval Steinberg and Ben Sgerski When the immortal leader of a mysterious cult in southern Israel dies suddenly one evening, her two sons, Prequ-el and Sequ-el, try to prevent the orphaned community from falling apart. When they discover a docu-team has infiltrated the cult to film a documentary about it, everything they know about themselves and the world changes.
- Not the End of the World in TmunaThu, Aug 20Aug 20, 2026, 8:00 PM – 9:10 PMTel Aviv-Yafo, 8 Shoncino St., Tel Aviv-Yafo, IsraelA romantic fantasy by and directed by Yigael Sachs "A play that can be showered with superlatives, but to summarize, then in one word: charming. It is not only the what, but mainly the how, that gives the "Work Group" productions their edge. And this time too, the ensemble succeeded in its own way in creating a fantasy that resonates with humor and the flight of human grace, weaknesses and quirks" (Habama)
About Us
KVUTATSAT AVOA (Work Group) association, was established in 2011 with the aim of promoting original and independent theater creation with an emphasis on developing contemporary Israeli plays. The "Work Group" theater ensemble operates within its framework . The ensemble has been operating since 2011 under the artistic direction of Yigael Sachs, examines in its the relations between reality, faith, truth, and imagination, while developing new and contemporary Israeli plays that deal with the trues and fantasy of Israeli reality.
The association is the cofounder of the Israeli Dramatists Website , and produces within the framework of Development programs original Israeli drama such as Starting Point , Playwrights' Incubator and Development Lab
from the media
There is an intelligent theater in Israel, Haaretz. 23.11.17
Starting Point Festival, Stage Magazine
Starting Point 3. Stage Magazine
Starting Point 2, Haaretz. 28.7.14
On Starting Point. Ynet. 26.8.12
Association members
Yigal Sachs
Sharon Alexander
Dror Nahum
Noa Shechter Golomb
Joshua Sobol
Ronnie Nino
Gur Koren
Roy Melih Reshef
Sarah von Schwarza
Yoram Sachs
Shai Shabtai
Shimon Mimran
Avishai Meridor
Board of Directors
Avia Hadida (Chairman)
Miky Peleg
Ole Shor Slekter
Audit Committee
Shai Egozi
Gil Weiss
The Playwrights at a Starting Point. Haaretz. 17.3.13
Israeli Playwriting Development Fund. Makor Rishon. 20.9.12
On theater in the time of Corona. Time Out Magazine. 7.3.21
Israeli Dramatists Website, article in Haaretz. 24.11.14
Interview with Yigal Sachs in HaBama Magazine
Yigael Sachs on "Mark's Pod" Podcast 4.6.24
Yigael Sachs on Roy Malich Reshef's podcast 3.3.23
