UNDER THE SKIN

By Yonatan Calderon
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Under the Skin tells one of the lesser-known stories of the

Second World War. The play depicts the love affair
between Nazi officer Anneliese Kohlmann and one of her
female Jewish prisoners in Neuengamme Concentration
Camp.  The play is based on the Belsen trial protocol of
Kohlmann, and on Holocaust survivors’ testimonies. It
alternates between two time periods to tell the timeless
story of a Holocaust survivor haunted by the ghosts of her
past.

THE PLAY
'Under the Skin' was originally produced in Tel Aviv,
where it ran for two years and was critically acclaimed
by some of Israel’s major newspapers. The play was
translated into Russian and represented Israel at the
MoldFest International Theatre Festival in Moldova. In
November the play will be performed as a rehearsed
reading in Vienna.

THE PRODUCTION
The English version of Under The Skin was produced
by Tik-sho-ret Theatre Company and had its debut
performance this summer as part of The Women and
War Festival in July. Following that, the production
ran for two nights at the Etcetera Theatre as part of
Camden Fringe Festival.

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ARTISTIC VISION
This production uses mixed styles of naturalism alongside
Brechtian alienation and elements of physical theatre. These
elements help to unfold the complex emotional journey that
the characters go through in one of the darkest times in
human history.

The play alternates between two periods of time. The first is

in 1991 during the first Gulf war in Tel Aviv, Israel and the
second is during WW2 in a labour camp in Germany, creating
artistic parallels between past and present.

All three actresses play various roles.

Adi Loya plays both the older Charlotte, the Jewish
holocaust survivor and the Nazi officer during WW2. This role
reversal highlights questions about good, evil, and what’s in
between.
The younger version of the Charlotte the Jewish prisoner is
played by Natasha Lancley, who also portrays Kirsten, a
German journalist posted in Tel Aviv reporting of the Gulf
war.

The third actress –Batel Israel –  portrays various characters

including another Jewish camp prisoner, a Nazi doctor and a
cabaret host. She also portrays the narrator of the show the
ghost who haunts the Jewish survivor.
The young Jewish prisoner is a ballet dancer; hence the show
also uses ballet dancing to add physicality element to the
storytelling.

Under the Skin was received warmly and celebrated by

TIMEOUT LONDON
Under The Skin was listed on TimeOut
London as one of the must see shows in
Camden Fringe
audiences in its short run. This all female cast tells a story
that centres on women’s sexuality and highlights one of the
lesser-known stories of WW2.
This story is powerful, important and deserves to be seen by
a broader audience. We are interested in bringing it back for
a more extended run in the near future.

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TIK-SHO-RET
THEATRE COMPANY
Tik-sho-ret was established in 2005 by Ariella
Eshed. After some years of directing and
presenting Israeli and Jewish theatre in the UK
and creating projects around communication and
cultural exchange, Tik-sho-ret was established as
an umbrella to all these projects.

Tik-sho-ret (in Hebrew “communication”) aims to:

▪ Promotes Israeli and Jewish theatre in the UK
▪ Encourage collaborations through a cultural and artistic exchange.
▪ Create educational and community-based projects around themes of communication
and co-existence.

Some of the projects we were involved with:

New writing from Israel: extracts from five plays were presented by a team of 25 actors, five
directors and the five Israeli writers.
One of these plays - 5 Kilo Sugar, was then produced and performed in Brighton fringe, The
Tristan Bates Theatre, the Etcetera Theatre, JW3 and Edinburgh Fringe.
At The Hampstead Theatre, we hosted a season of Israeli play-readings followed by
discussions concerning the themes of the plays. One of these plays - Yaakobi and Leidnetal
by Hanoch Levin, was then produced and performed in Soho Theatre and for had a full run
at The Oval House.
To date, Tik-sho-ret has produced and given a platform to many Israeli plays, both classical
and contemporary. These productions would never have been brought to the UK otherwise
performed as a full production in Soho Theatre and for an entire run at the Oval House.

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BIOGRAPHIES
▬ ADI LOYA | 4415-7862-9295
Adi Loya has been living and working in London for the past
five years, after graduating with honours from the musical
theatre program in KSA performing art school.
Recent theatre credits include the double role of Charlotte
Rosner / Ilse Kohlman in ‘Under the Skin, Page of Herodias in
‘Salome’ and multi-role in the 24-hour news cycle
productions of ‘Deadline’. In the film, Adi portrayed the
spy/femme fatal in ‘Art of the Deal’ and Artemis in ‘The
Adventures of Dirk Laser’.

▬ BATEL ISRAEL |  6575-7860-4602

Batel Israel is an Israeli actress based in London.
trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama as
well as with 'The Bridge Theatre Company' and currently
represented by Miles Anthony Associates.
Credits include Ida Berman in 'Under the Skin' at The
Camden Fringe festival following a successful run at
'Women and War' festival, Mrs. Smith in Ionesco's 'The Bald
Soprano' with 'Arthalia Theatre Company' at Leicester
Square Theatre, Essa in 'Same Difference' at Park Theatre,
Nina ('The Seagull') in 'Ward 6' an adaptation of Chekhov
stories at the 'Baron's Court Theatre'.
Recent film credits include Kate in 'Out of Signal' and Darcy
in 'When I come calling'.

▬ NATASHA LANCELEY |  6215-7869-5388

Southend and London-based performer, with specialist skills
in music, composing, dancing, stilt walking and world
performance. I have excellent project management skills,
gained from a year-long placement at Catlin Holdings (UK)
Ltd, and developed in my role as Secretary at StiltsPro Theatre
Company, where I am also a regular performer.
My study of World Performance at East15 Acting School has
given me excellent devising skills, and a range of movement
and storytelling techniques that have shaped my desire to find
new interesting ways of creating theatre.
My passion and commitment to my work are very important to
me, and I am always looking for interesting projects to which I
can apply my skills.

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Creative team
▬ PLAYWRIGHT: YONATAN CALDERON  ▬ STAGE MANAGER: KELLEY MONCRIEF
Yonatan Calderon is an Israeli playwright and poet
and member of the Theatre Committee of the Israeli
National Culture Education Program.
His first play, ‘Under the Skin’, was directed by
Rakefet Binyamin and played at the Tel Aviv Gay
Centre for three years. The play was nominated for
'play of the year' at the 2016 Israeli Fringe Awards.
In December 2015, the production was chosen to
represent Israel at the MoldFest Festival in Moldova.
Yonatan is an MA graduate in Theatre Studies from
Tel Aviv University and received a BA in Hebrew
Literature with honours from Ben-Gurion University.
▬  DIRECTOR: ARIELLA ESHED
Directing experience includes: Under the skin
(Women and War festival, Camden Fringe), 5 Kilo
Sugar (Edinbugh festival, Etcetera Theatre, Tristan
Bates Theatre, Brighton fringe, JW3) The Boy Dressed
in Violins (BAC,Rich mix, CPT), New Writing From
Israel (Tristan Bates Theatre), Married to the Game
(theatre 503) Yerma (Corbett Theatre), The Bald Prima
Donna (New Players Theatre), The Mythical Melting
Pot (King’s Head), A Public Kind of Privacy (Brighton
Fringe, White Bear Theatre), Ya’akobi and Leidental
(Oval House theatre, New End and Soho Theatre),
Crocodile Seeking Refuge (Lyric Hammersmith).
Rehearsed readings include Jerusalem Tango (JW3),
The Scapegoat (Tate Britain) I Am Speaking To you in
Chinese, Ya’akobi and Leidental, Hard Love
(Hampstead Theatre), Voices from Israel (Soho
Theatre). Ariella Also teaches and leads workshops at
the Actors Centre, the City Lit and in some of the
leading acting schools in the UK and internationally
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Kelley Lynne Moncrief is a published novelist and
student now working in Stage Management. Her most
recent shows were Under The Skin and The Skriker, and
she also assisted the design team of immersive Gatsby.
Other notable backstage roles have been with
Shakespeare's Globe and Shakespeare in Shoreditch.
▬ CHOREOGRAPHER: REVITAL SNIR
Revital Snir is a movement director and an actor. She
gained MA in Movement teaching and Directing from the
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Revital
graduated from Nisan Nativ acting studio in Jerusalem
and became a member of the Israeli National Theatre -
Habima, where she played for ten years. Her
background in Dance and Mime determines her use of
physical expression as well as her approach to the
creative process. As a movement director, Revital is
passionate about devising theatre collaboratively. Apart
from collaborating with theatre companies Revital also
taught movement on different acting programmes in
London Acting schools such as ALRA and Italia Conti.
▬ DESIGNER: JOANNE MARSHALL
Joanne Marshall is a costume designer currently
studying at Goldsmiths. She has worked with a variety of
productions and was also a costume maker for Electric
Dreams on Channel 4. She is currently working with
Pomba Girls on their upcoming Halloween project and is
looking to one day specialise in pantomime design
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press

TimeOut London
Under The Skin was listed on TimeOut London as
one of the must see shows in Camden Fringe

Streatham Hill Theatre, Women and War Festival,

11-16.7.2017

The Etcetera theatre, Camden Fringe 2017,

22-23.8.2017

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