Play: A Small and Funny Doughnut Shop

A Small and Funny Doughnut Shop – Hanukkah 2026

The tastiest and funniest musical comedy for Hanukkah, starring Manny Mamtera, Nofiki, Niki Goldstein, Inbali, Batya the Ostrich, Doni the Little Demon, and more actors and dancers on one stage!

At the center of the story is the small and funny doughnut shop owned by Manny Mamtera and Nofiki. It is always tasty and joyful to eat the traditional, delicious doughnuts of Hanukkah, but the joy intensifies thanks to Sophie, the talking giant doughnut whom everyone wants to taste and see, thanks to a recipe of Manny’s that went slightly wrong. Meanwhile, at the luxury shop “Donuts Express,” Kamtzaniki and Inbali realize that Sophie, the “new attraction,” threatens their business, and decide to steal her as well as the secret family recipe of the traditional doughnut shop—a recipe passed down through generations in the Mamtera family.

Will the small and funny doughnut shop close after a magnificent tradition that has continued since the days of the Hasmonean period? Will Nofiki and Doni the Little Demon find a solution to the crisis? Will Inbali and Niki succeed in their scheme? And will Manny Mamtera and Batya manage to preserve the secret of the holiday miracle? You will find out all this and more this coming Hanukkah!

Performance duration: approximately 90 minutes, including an intermission | A ticket is required for every age | Recommended for ages 2–9.

Please note: At the Pardesia venue only, rows 1–8 in the lower section of the hall have regular chairs, not theater seats. In addition, these rows are straight, in a single line, and are not tiered. The section of the hall called the “gallery” is tiered and has theater seats.

Chief producers: Elad Yosef Magen-Sabag & Assi Stav | Director: Shlomi Edri | Play and songs: Michal Klein | Music and musical production: Hazi Shaked | Costume design: Ella Kolesnik | Set design: Bambi Friedman | Executive producer: Keren Bubli Krishpin | Original concept development: Manny Tsukol, Elad Yosef Magen-Sabag and Assi Stav | Communications and public relations: Shlomit Amir | Lighting design: Roi Yitzhak | Photography credit: Shay Hansav | Graphic design and packaging: Adi Barak and Shay Hansav.