Rhinoceroses

A famous classic play by a genius of the theater of the absurd, in a contemporary and bold interpretation.
Author: Eugène Ionesco

A mysterious herd of rhinoceroses attacks a peaceful city. At first, the astonished residents try to ignore the threat, but fear for their fate intensifies and compels them to turn voluntarily into rhinoceroses.

The play’s protagonist, a young man named Bérenger, does everything in his power to protect his close friends and beloved from joining the herd of rhinoceroses—but is it possible to remain human in an age of extreme threat? And at what cost?

Ionesco’s famous parable takes on a timely and compelling meaning in light of today’s reality. Yair Sherman’s interpretation—by the chief director of the Beit Lessin Theater, who staged the masterpieces Hamlet, Hedda Gabler, and Antigone—joins the work of the great directors for whom this play has become an artistic challenge.

Hebrew adaptation: Eli Bijoui
Director: Yair Sherman
Set and costumes: Polina Adamov
Music: Didi Erez
Lighting: Felis Ross
Choreographer: Uri Shafer
Sound director: Nirel Sharon
Lighting designer: Baruch Spiegelman
Assistant director: Nimrod Ation

Cast: Tom Hagai, Muli Shulman, Beni Eldar, Lihi Kornowski, Zohar MIdan, Avraham Celektar, Eran Sharel, Ora Meirson, and others.