News and updates - The Fifth Wall
- מאמר המערכת
- May 17
- 2 min read
Updated: May 20
We want to try something new this time:
In the coming weeks, Issue 16 of The Fifth Wall will be published and this time we want you to take part, in a survey that will help us define what is the meaning of "Jewish Dramaturgy". When the issue comes out, we'll analyze the answers the and maybe learn something new about Jewish drama and Jewish identity.
News from the Israeli Dramatists Website
New plays added to the site since January 2026:
"The Teacher" by Odem Radai (2026) — Psychological Drama, New Writing, Comedy
The following 2025 plays were also recently added:
"Surprising Roommates" / Raanan Paz — Comedy, Comic Drama, Farce, Sketches
"Priqu-el & Siqu-el Inherit a Cult" / Ben Sgerski & Yuval Steinberg — Absurd, Comic Drama, Farce, Satire, Musical Comedy, Black Comedy
"The Final Final Solution" / Hadar Galron — Satire Cabaret, Black Comedy (also available in English)
"Home Front" / Sharon Stark & Ruth Borenstein — Absurd, Poetic Drama (also available in English)
"No Room For Love" / Ofek Levy — Comedy, Romantic Comedy
"Trigger Warning" / Karen Cohen Israeli — Documentary
"The Israeli Patient" / Noam Gil — Absurd, Comedy, Comic Drama, Farce, Satire
"Souls" / Roee Chen — Fantasy, Historical, A Circus Spectacle (available in English)
"It's Too Early to Know" / Yoav Bartel — Absurd
"Can You Beat The KGB?" / Danielle Cohen Levy — Documentary, Participatory Theatre
New Productions of Israeli Plays That Premiered Before Theaters Closed in March
Play | Playwright | Theater | Premiere | Description |
Angels in White | Gilit Kozba, dir. Daphna Silberg | Habima | January 8 | Original Israeli suspense drama |
The Retreat | Bat-Chen Sabag, dir. Irad Rubinstein | Cameri | January 13 | A suspenseful comedy about a group of friends on a desert retreat |
Simple Actions | Yotam Gotel, dir. Ariel N. Wolf | Habima | January 17 | Family drama surrounding three Friday meals |
You Shouldn't Have | Tal Miller, dir. Amit Efta | Cameri | January 23 | Original Israeli comedy drama |
The Teacher, or: How Was I Fired from the Ministry of Education? | Odem Radai (also director) | Tmoona Theatre | January 27 | New fringe production |
Reserved Seats | Eitan Aner, dir. Tamar Keinan | Be'er Sheva Theater | February 24 | — |
Not a Word to Mom | Noam Gil, dir. Udi Gottschalk | Beit Lessin | December 2025 | An anti-romantic comedy about betrayal and revenge |
A review in Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (April 2026) on the ISRADRAMA 2025 festival described how it reflected Israeli trauma in the wake of October 7.
Open Calls for Playwrights
Call for a Short Theater Festival 2026 — marking 70 years of TzavtaSubmit plays to: festivalkatzar@gmail.comDeadline: June 1, 2026Full details: tzavta.co.il/event/5080
Call for Applications — Personal Writing Studio Program(Poetry, prose, essays, screenwriting, and playwriting) — four selected writers receive a private writing room at the Migdal Shalom Library for six months.Deadline: End of May Full details: PDF
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