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Sderot Tarsat 1, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Founded in 1912, Habima – The National Theater of Israel is longest-existing and most well-respected theater in Israel. Habima’s plays have been celebrated at theater festivals around the world; they even performed The Merchant of Venice at the prestigious Globe Theater in London. Habima puts on a wide array of plays; some plays are well-known international hits such as A Streetcar Named Desire and My Fair Lady, and some are original Israeli plays often highlighting national issues such as Rabin’s legacy, Judaism, and the Israel/Palestine conflict. Many famous actors such as Yakov Cohen regularly perform at Habima. Tickets range from 200-300 NIS. Some plays have English or Russian subtitles.

Located on the Northern end of Rothschild, Habima is Tel Aviv’s main theater. Founded in Moscow in 1917, Habima moved to Tel Aviv in 1931 and has since become a prominent institution in the Israel’s theater scene.

The theater regularly hosts plays with Israel’s best actors from the stage and screen, plus exhibitions and independent plays. Most of the plays are in Hebrew, but ocasionally there’re plays in English.


This theater is included in the Best Theaters in Tel Aviv Secret Tel Aviv Guide.


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