Reviews

There is hardly a situation in Israeli life today that cannot find its own epitome in a passage in Hanoch Levine's work.

Mikhail Handelzaz, theatre critic

My dream is to be an actor in Levin's play in the future.

Pu Cunxin, actor

Levin is Israel's conscience, so when I watched his play, the biggest thing I was moved by was the tears, and the tears you had held back for a long time flowed, involuntarily.

Guo Shixing, director

It is not easy for a person to direct and perform such a complex work in such a simple way.

Wan Ma Tse-dan, director

I was pleasantly surprised by Wang Zichuan’s talent, and the adaptation and presentation of this play is amazing!

Li Jing, drama critic

About Ya'akobi & Leidental

The play is a one-man show about Ya'akobi, the protagonist who has nothing to do, to say goodbye to the old life of wasted time and the "useless" friend Leidental to find a meaningful life.

He meets and pursues a woman with fat breasts and buttocks, and the lonely Leidental warhead pesters Ya'akobi while also coveting women. The three of them hurt each other and love each other in this way. They are independent of each other and seem to be a whole. They are like a lonely cat who never stops chasing his tail and playing…

Credits

Playwright: Hanoch Levin

Translator: Huang Jisu

Director: Wang Zichuan

Cast: Wang Zichuan

Executive Director: Zhu Qifeng

Performance Directior: Xi Wang

Stage Supervisor: Jeff Shaw

Lighting Designs: Li Ao, Duan Lin

Costume Design: Liu Jiaqian

Music Design: Wang Jue

Graphic Design: Hu Zijian

Piano Accompaniment: Casper

Light Control: Enki Lee

Voice Control: Zhu Qifeng

Stage Technology: Zhou Yuan

Presenter: Li Chunfeng

Producers: Yu Jingyi, Jessie Fang

Special thanks to Teacher Sun Zhaoyong; some of the content of this drama is excerpted from his translated work.

About Wang Zichuan

Wang Zichuan graduated from the Acting Department of Shanghai Theater Academy. In 2009, he established the Theater Cooperative Troupe. In 2017, he won the New Director of the Year award at the Shanghai Jing'an Modern Drama Valley One Drama Awards. In 2018, he was awarded the Annual Emerging Artist by Beijing News. His best known stage plays include Hamley Man, Crazy Chat, Dog Jumping the Wall, Ophelia, Very Suspenseful, Crazy Princess Old King, Four Love Inn's Inn, My Name is Water Ice Moon, Detonator, and so on. He has also made a film, Happy Childhood.

About Beijing Guangwei Theatre

Guangwei Theatre is a comprehensive performance company focusing on performance production, investment production, art education and the introduction of international theater copyright in the field of drama, including drama, children's drama, live performance, interactive art installation and theater festival art planning and implementation. It has been nominated for the National Arts Fund and the Best Investor of the 3rd Chinese Theatre Festival, and has participated in the production of more than 20 plays. It has held performances in more than 50 cities around the world, with an average of nearly 300 performances per year, and the existing team is based in Paris, France, Berlin, Germany and Tel Aviv, Israel.