Making the most of time.(Israeli theatre)

Publication: Spectator

Publication Date: 30-JUL-05

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The curtain goes up late in Israel. Performances start at 8.30p.m. or 9p.m. On a Saturday this is considered so early by the partygoers of Tel Aviv that it is dubbed 'the matinee'. Intervals are often dropped, too. Audiences go in for a short, sharp hit and are then released into the night.

We could learn a thing or two from Israeli theatre. I don't just mean start times. I am talking about the performances on stage. Fresh and interesting, stylish and slick, urgent and passionate--the dance and theatre coming out of this country, barely 50 years old, is breathtaking.

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