Hanel and Maccabit - Beit Lessin Theater

Chanel and Maccabit — a new Israeli comedy based on the hit web series by Oshrit Sarusi and Chen Rothman. Directed by: Udi Gotshalk. Cast: Oshrit Sarusi, Chen Rothman, Keren Mor-Mishori, Chai Maor, Mika Shibak, Tom Zidner, Ravit Yaakov, and more. "Chanel and Maccabit" draws on familiar, beloved characters from a successful web series and expands their story into new territory. Maccabit, who works as a teacher and counselor at a girls' ulpana (religious school), finds herself at the start of a complicated new chapter in her life after divorcing Chanel — the housemaster of the institution. The routine that follows the crisis is shattered in an instant when she discovers that Chanel is having a romantic relationship with a young national-service volunteer at the school. Faced with this discovery, she gives him a firm, clear demand: either end the relationship — or leave his position at the school. Meanwhile, a chance but meaningful encounter with a colleague from the staff room sends Maccabit on a new personal journey. That colleague sets her up with a profile on a dating app, and without planning it, Maccabit finds herself slowly drawn into a world she never knew — one that shakes her inner world and lets her see herself from a fresh perspective. The changes in Maccabit's life don't stay contained — they unsettle Chanel, shake his sense of balance, and raise questions he never dared confront. Against this backdrop, an inevitable question arises: could the two be reunited, in a way that might untangle the complicated ties they've found themselves in, or does the path each of them has carved out lead them in separate directions? The play was written by Chen Rothman and Oshrit Sarusi, the creators and screenwriters behind the cult series "Zot Ve Zoti." "Chanel and Maccabit" was first presented as a staged reading as part of the "Opening the Stage" festival in 2024, where it drew considerable interest that already hinted at its future journey to the stage.