The Wise Men
Yael Elisheva and Roxanne Carney
London
Pleasance London
Studio
21:00
60 mins
From £15.00
All orders are subject to a handling fee of £1.50 per ticket, capped at £6.
31st Mar - 3rd Apr
The Wise Men is a sharp, dark comedy and urgent solo character show performed and created by Yael Elisheva, with direction by Lara Robinson. It presents five hilarious and uncomfortably familiar stories of Jewish men grappling with their masculinity, and whether or not to call their mums back. Using drag, character work, acute observation, original song, dance and physical comedy, the show celebrates and critiques the modern Jewish man in all his variations.
Inspired by the folklore stories of The Wise Men of Chelm, Yael embodies the men they’ve known, loved, tolerated, and once wanted to be. The show subverts audience expectations and reveals the unavoidable links between contemporary toxic masculinity and Jewish militarism. The show is informed by Yael’s lived experience of growing up in a religious Jewish community and is committed to challenging fixed ideas about Jewish identity.
Creative Team
Yael Leberman - Creator, performer
Lara Robinson - Director, Dramaturg
House of Carney - Producer
Moa Johansson - Set design, Costume
Lauren Silver - Creative Consultant
Simona Gonela - Creative Consultant
"Brilliantly creative, inventive and bellyache-inducing" ★★★★★ Adventures in Theatreland
"a captivating escapade full of hilarious and surprisingly profound stories" ★★★★ A Youngish Perspective
Performances
All orders will be subject to a handling fee of £1.50 per ticket, capped at
£6. This will show as an 'Order Fee' at checkout.
Prices displayed are for a full price ticket - concessions may be available.
Access Tickets
To book in access tickets including complimentary personal assistant tickets, wheelchair accessible seating or to arrange any additional venue assistance, (such as hearing loops, early venue access or specific seat requests), please contact the box office directly to make your booking.
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Phone: 020 7609 1800
Email: [email protected] // [email protected]
Studio
Pleasance London
Nearest accessible bathroom
Foyer
Audience route
- 14 steps up (with handrails on both sides) from foyer level
- Inside the venue, there are a further 3 steps up to the back of the seating rake and another 3 steps down (with a single handrail on the right hand side)
- Queue in the foyer
Lift
No
Wheelchair accessible
No
Assistance Meeting Point: Box Office in the main foyer.