Hanel and Makabit - Beit Lessin Theater (20:30)

Hanel and Makabit - a new Israeli comedy based on the hit web series by Oshrat Sarusi and Chen Rotman. Directed by: Udi Gotshalk. Cast: Oshrat Sarusi, Chen Rotman, Keren Mor-Mishori, Chai Maor, Mika Shibak, Tom Zidner, Ravit Yaakov, and more. Hanel and Makabit builds on familiar and beloved characters from a successful web series, expanding their story into new territory. Makabit, who works as a teacher and counselor at a girls' religious seminary, finds herself at the threshold of a complicated chapter in her life after divorcing Hanel — the head of the institution's residence. The routine that follows the crisis is shattered at once when she discovers that Hanel is having a romantic relationship with a female soldier serving at the institution. Faced with this discovery, she gives him a firm and clear demand: either end the relationship — or leave his position at the seminary. Meanwhile, a chance but meaningful encounter with a colleague from the teachers' lounge sets Makabit off on a new personal journey. That colleague creates a dating app profile for her, and without planning it, Makabit finds herself gradually drawn into a world she never knew, one that shakes her inner world and lets her see herself from a fresh angle. The changes in Makabit's life don't stay contained — they unsettle Hanel, throw him off balance, and raise questions he never dared confront. Against this backdrop, the inevitable question arises: could a reunion between them be possible, one that could untangle the complicated ties they've found themselves in — or does the path each of them has carved lead them in separate directions? The play was written by Chen Rotman and Oshrat Sarusi, the creators and screenwriters behind the cult series "Zot VeZoti". Hanel and Makabit was first staged as a directed reading as part of the "Potchim Bama" festival in 2024, where it drew considerable interest that already hinted at its future life on stage.