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"Oh, we have sharks here... but they're not  in the water."   -Udi, Israeli surf teacher  

Heather is bored of her job, bored of Ohio, and bored of (cough) fertility problems. . . so what happens she and her husband move to exotic Tel Aviv?  Well, the Israeli "balagan"* slaps Heather with acute culture shock, a rejected visa, and a husband who finds God. So how does a wide eyed American navigate the wild waters of the Middle East? She learns to surf! 

 

Twelve colourful characters, four comedy ukulele anthems and one woman searching for her inner  chutzpah** on a surfboard in this dynamic solo show exploring the immigrant experience, female empowerment and rebirth. A classic fish-out-of-water tale with sharp observational comedy, electrifying storytelling and bold physicality from ½ of award-winning comedy duo Hunt the Vigan. Told as a series of surf lessons that playfully blurs the boundaries between comedy, musical and drama. Don't miss the show press & audiences are raving about! 

 

Surfing the Holyland is a work of absolute fiction. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental...It is 100% fiction....95%…At least 90. Okay, 70. 70% fiction.

  

Produced by Slackline Productions, championing the stories of women 35+ and directed by Adam Lenson who specialises in new and experimental musical theatre with credits from The Old Vic, Public Theatre (New York), Duke of York’s and St James Theatre.

 

Supported by JW3.

*BALAGAN: (Hebrew) a mess, a chaotic scene, a circus

**CHUTZPAH: (Yiddish) extreme self-confidence

Performances

PERFORMANCES

EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL

Underbelly

3-29 August

Edinburgh, UK
underbelly.co.uk

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DRAYTON ARMS THEATRE

July 2022

London
thedraytonarmstheatre.co.uk

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THE HEARTH

July 2022

London

www.thehearth.me

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TSITSIT FESTIVAL

October 2021

London
tsitsitfringe.org

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BRIGHTON FRINGE

June 2021

Brighton, UK
warrenfestival.co.uk

ALSARAYA JAFFA THEATRE

Tel Aviv, Israel
November 2019

arab-hebrew-theatre.org.il

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CAMDEN FRINGE FESTIVAL

Canal Cafe Theatre

London, UK

August 2019

camdenfringe.com

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WARREN OUTDOOR SEASON 

September 2020

Brighton, UK
warrenfestival.co.uk
 

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THEATRE PALISADES           

Pacific Palisades, CA, USA

August 2019

theatrepalisades.org

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SOCIAL DISTANCING
FESTIVAL

Livestreams
March/April 2020
socialdistancingfestival.com
 

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PREMIERE AT JW3

London, UK
July 2019

www.jw3.org.uk

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photos

Photos

videos

VIDEOS

Audience Reactions from Camden Fringe
 

"Box-eography" Rehearsal

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