Haifa Theater opens the summer season with exciting news: the rise of a particularly intriguing new production: "We had a world", a comedy drama by American playwright Joshua Harmon, One of the most prominent voices in contemporary American theater and a Tony Award nominee. With Sandra Sade in the title role, and directed by Miri Lazar, this is one of the most talked-about productions of the year. From the first days in the rehearsal room, an intriguing encounter between sharp humor, deep emotion, and courageous family revelation is evident.
One will that shakes an entire family
Just before her death, Renee, played by Sandra Sade, on her grandson Josh's unusual mission: Write a play about their family. Not a flattering, not a refined spectacle, but one that will be Yes, bare and ruthless.
Josh (Ran Moshiov(He accepted the challenge, and together with his mother Ellen (Michal Shtamler) He embarks on a journey into thirty years of family dramas: petty quarrels, accusations, betrayals, rare moments of kindness, and most of all, a lot of truth that is not always pleasant to hear.
The result is a funny, sharp, and moving family portrait that manages to illuminate the most painful places precisely through humor. A play that reminds the audience why, despite everything, family is the most precious thing there is.
Behind the Scenes
The production is directed by Miri Lazar And in the translation of Noga Ashkenazi, unites on stage the Sandra Sade, Ran Moshiov וMichal Shtamler, a trio that gives the characters depth, vulnerability, and humor. Together they create a smart and immersive theatrical experience that manages to make you laugh even in the most painful moments.
What is this really about?
"We Had a World" is a complex family portrait that bravely looks at the less flattering aspects of love, parenting, and memory. Through witty dialogue and razor-sharp humor, the play invites the audience to laugh at what hurts and remember why, despite everything, family is the most precious thing there is.
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July 26, 2026 – Haifa Theater
"We Had a World" promises to be one of the most talked-about productions of the year: smart, funny, painful and heartfelt. This summer, Haifa Theater invites you to discover a world of truth, laughter and tears, a world that we had, and still have. A theatrical experience that invites the audience to laugh, be moved and, most importantly, remember their family.
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