Esther - HaInkubator Theatre

A musical autobiographical comedy about one woman's journey all the way from Pisgat Ze'ev to the top — winner of the Best Actress award at the 2025 Israeli Comedy Festival. An entertaining, punchy, witty, and touching evening from a captivating performer and gifted musician. Pure enjoyment! Yair Ashkenazi, Culture: Esther succeeds in blending joie de vivre with emotional depth, entertainment with thought, comedy with music, creating a full and meaningful theatrical experience. Aviva Rosen, A pleasant outing: not every day do casting calls look for "Ofra Haza." Usually they're looking for a "Liza," a "Jenny," or a "Masha." This is Esther's chance. This is the first audition where her curls are an asset, not a nuisance. In the waiting room, 900 dark-haired, curly girls are already waiting, in flowery dresses and copper earrings. From the stage you can hear a performance of "Along the Sea." Then another performance of "Along the Sea." 40 performances in a row. "Along the Sea." The things you do for a role. And there's that voice from childhood whispering "that's where you belong…", and a tailwind pushing toward an army entertainment troupe, toward becoming a star, toward relocating abroad, toward having kids, toward fleeing wars, or toward being Yulia. Something keeps calling, and still it doesn't happen. And it will all happen any moment now — and in the end, it's still the same Esther, in a living room in Pisgat Ze'ev, trying to make her father laugh. Premiered at the 2025 Ephraim Kishon Israeli Comedy Festival.