Northern Theatre, Theatre in Kiryat Haim, Haifa, Israel
The Northern Theatre is a theatre hall in Kiryat Haim, Haifa, housed in the building that previously served as the neighbourhood's Beit Ha'am (People's House). Its auditorium seats 1,105 people, and the building also holds a foyer, a café and offices. It serves as the home stage of the Hebrew Theatre.
The Northern Theatre opened in 1994 as a private business inside the building that had served as Kiryat Haim's "People's House". Avner Machtinger managed it for about twelve years, followed by Nitsa Ben Zvi from 2006 to 2010. Until the early 2020s it mostly hosted productions by other Israeli theatres rather than staging its own.
The hall is the home stage of Gadi Tzadka's Hebrew Theatre, a repertory company, since he bought the venue in 2020. Its name comes from its location in Kiryat Haim, in the north of the country. Productions staged here have included "Ofra", a musical drama about the life and death of singer Ofra Haza.
The venue is straightforward to reach and has parking available for visitors. It helps to check performance schedules in advance to choose which productions interest you.
The building began as Kiryat Haim's "People's House" before becoming a private theatre business in 1994. In 2020, after debts of about 11 million shekels and a closure during the coronavirus crisis, it was sold to Gadi Tsedaka, founder of HaTeatron HaIvri, who pledged 6 million shekels to renew the air conditioning and seating.
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