The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem

World Premiere

An exciting and moving stage adaptation of the bestselling novel in Israel in recent years, which was also adapted into a successful television series.

A romantic drama set on the eve of the establishment of the State of Israel. The gripping and touching story of Luna, known to everyone as “The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem,” a member of a Sephardic Jerusalem family with generations of roots in the city. Luna falls in love with David, an Ashkenazi man who has returned from military service in Europe as part of the Jewish Brigade. She marries him despite her mother’s and grandmother’s opposition, and comes to realize that the truths of life are far removed from youthful fantasies—and that love has many surprising faces.

*Latecomers will not be admitted.