"Udi Ben Saadia, writer and director of the play "Sdom", plunged head-first onto the cycle stage at Tmuna Theatre, trying to challenge the all-too-familiar frame of news-style plays dealing with  current events.

Arriving at Sdom- a place and a symbol- are two executors in pursuit of a fugitive who they are commissioned to kill. They find themselves attending a personal empowerment workshop, as is the custom nowadays among those seeking self-redemption, and go head-on with the group’s facilitator who will not allow them to participate. This marks the beginning of a series of violent confrontations which should probably remain untold for now.

Ben Saadia’s writing is knowingly and willingly influenced by the Theatre of the Absurd, for instance the two main characters- Max and Vecsler- bring to mind Goldberg and McCann from Harold Pinter’s “Birthday Party''.

The Israeli “madhouse” finds expression here within guilt-ridden characters who carry accusations, paranoia and  victimhood that impede them in their attempt to dismantle their emotional and mental burden.

Dramatic, funny and all-in-all an original attempt to make a different kind of theatre with an impressive and delightful group of enthusiastic actors."