Stupid Like Hamlet

The Soviet Union, the 1970s, the Communist dictatorship at its height. Rubén, a paralyzed child, is sent by his grandfather — the exiled general secretary of the Spanish Communist Party — to a care home for orphans, in an attempt to hide him away. This is the basis for Rubén Gallego's astonishing autobiographical story. Out of the harshness of the orphanage, Rubén grew into the person he is today. Through soccer and through chess, through love and through Shakespeare, Rubén became an award-winning author who lives in Israel today! After numerous adaptations of his books at Russia's leading theaters, Mikro Theater brings this extraordinary story to Israeli audiences for the first time, in an adaptation rich with humor and imagination.

"Thought-provoking, funny and sad all at once. If you want to see one show this year — this is the one." — Kan Bet Radio