From the Press

"…Surprisingly inventive acting and directing, centered on a rich and interesting theatrical collage…Impressive acting on behalf of Jonathan Cherchy…Real Theater."

(Elyakim Yaron – Maariv)

"…A sophisticated production, professional and extremely well preformed. Jonathan Cherchy plays Vaanunu and many other characters, each of which gives different aspects of Vaanunu's personality. Cherchy is a true virtuoso in the way he changes quickly between the different characters."

(Shosh Waiss – "Yediot Akhronot")

"…An attempt to examine ourselves as a nation, through the story of a technician that wouldn't risk a nuclear holocaust."

(Shay Bar-Yaakov – "Tel-Aviv)

"…A political drama of the highest standard…a striking and powerful play accompanied with flashes of humor…Cherchy's performance is an emotional "Tour de France" in its honesty."

("The Stage" - London)

"Cherchy's performance is amazing; he's an actor with an unforgettable presence and a voice that could shake stones…A true fridge find."

(The Scotsman – Edinburgh)

Mister V

A Play for an isolated actor

Written and Directed by

Igal Ezraty
The text was written during rehearsals with Jonathan Cherchy

Cast

Jonathan Cherchy

Additional Text

Shlomo Mashiakh

Stage Design

Uri Onn

Lighting Design

Ben-Zion Monitz

Music Written and Preformed by

Yair Dalal

The play received a citation in the Teatroneto Festival 1997

"A citation for Jonathan Cherchy's skilled and well polished acting, and his ability to
portray a series of different roles continuously and flowintly…"
Excerpt from the judges' announcement

A man sentenced to 18 years of prison solitude for exposing the country's atomic secrets. The play is a collage of time and space depicting his childhood, relations with his father; work in the nuclear facility, his years in the philosophy department, and his internal ideological conflict up until his fateful decision.

A strange story loosely based on actual events.

This is the story of Mordechay Vaanunu, the atomic technician who revealed Israel's nuclear secrets to the Sunday Times, in 1986. He was abducted by Mossad agents in Rome, and was sentenced to 18 years in prison. Vaanunu was nominated for the Nobel peace prize, and raised international pressure for his release.

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