Hanel and Machbit – Beit Lessin Theatre (12:00)

Hanel and Makabit — a new Israeli comedy based on the hit web series by Osherit Serussi and Chen Rothman. Director: Udi Gotshalk. Cast: Osherit Serussi, Chen Rothman, Keren Mor-Mishuri, Chai Maor, Mika Shibak, Tom Zidner, Ravit Yaakov, and more. Hanel and Makabit builds on familiar, beloved characters from the hit web series and expands their story into new territory. Makabit, who works as a teacher and counselor at a girls' seminary, finds herself at the start of a complicated new chapter after divorcing Hanel — the institution's caretaker. The routine that follows the crisis is upended the moment she discovers Hanel is having a romantic relationship with the seminary's national-service volunteer. Faced with this discovery, she gives him a clear, firm ultimatum: end the relationship, or leave his position at the seminary. Meanwhile, a chance but meaningful encounter with a colleague from the teachers' lounge sends Makabit on a new personal journey. That colleague creates a dating-app profile for her, and without meaning to, Makabit finds herself slowly drawn into a world she never knew — one that shakes up 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. Behind it all looms an inevitable question: could the two of them find their way back to each other and untangle the complicated ties they've become caught in — or does the path each has carved out lead them in separate directions? The play was written by Chen Rothman and Osherit Serussi, the creators and writers behind the cult series 'Zot VeZoti.' Hanel and Makabit was first presented as a staged reading at the 'Potchim Bama' festival in 2024, where it drew considerable interest that already hinted at its future life on stage.