Dragons and Whores is about a faraway imaginary kingdom where the economy is failing, the people feel choked, and have to give up their dreams in their struggle for survival.
In the guise of an ancient legend, the ills of the present are exposed – economic hardship, employment difficulties, and arbitrary prohibitions every other day.
The kingdom is exhausted, and the wizards, the knights, and all the liberal professions are gradually becoming redundant.
Eric, squire to Knight Ferdinand, tries to hold onto his profession and remain a squire at all costs, but the world around him is changing – his wife, friends, and the kingdom are all moving on toward a world without fantasy where everyone is preoccupied with collecting a few coins in order to survive another day. His attempts, despite the difficulties, to fulfil his “vocation” and remain a squire, take him to places he never dreamed of finding himself in…
The howl of the last dragon in the kingdom can be heard in the background; he, too, is trying to fulfill his potential before he becomes extinct. At the last minute, the dragon’s salvation appears from an unexpected direction, and sets in motion a sequence of events that lead to the inevitable end.
Notzar Theater’s sizzling production is the closest thing to active critical art on the Israeli stage today… Excellent creative work… An acerbic and dissenting theatrical work…”(Merav Yudilovitch, Habama, 2018)
A diverse, thought provoking, and funny play. The cast work together in harmony, with talent, attentively and intelligently. (Nano Shabtai, Haaretz, 2018)
Boaz Debby was born in 1979, and grew up in Ramat Hasharon. He graduated from the Directing and Theatre Teaching Program at Kibbutzim College in 2007, and from the Sam Spiegel Film School in Jerusalem in 2013.
He served in the IDF as a commander in the Paratroopers Brigade.
Writing for theatre: Dragons and Whores (winner of the 2018 Akko Festival of Alternative Theatre Awards for Best Show, Best Play, and Best Actor ); Hitler, the Robot and the Knife (winner of the 2007 Akko Festival of Alternative Theatre award for Best Show); You, Me and Shraga (winner of the 2006 America-Israel Playwright Award). Films and Festivals: Hives (2012, co-writer and co-director), international student film; My Father is a Bird (short film, writing and directing), official competition at the Jerusalem Film Festival (2013), which won second prize at Toronto After Dark Film Festival, Canada (2013), and Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas (2014). His films were screened at the International Film Festival in Croatia, San Sebastian Festival in Spain, Paula Festivals, Motovun Festival in Croatia, Icon Festival in Tel Aviv.
Eran Ben Zvi is an actor and director. He graduated from Nissan Nativ Acting Studio, and from the Directing and Theatre Teaching Program at Kibbutzim College of Education.
He has performed in most fringe theaters in Israel: Tzavta Theatre, Hazira Interdisciplinary Theatre, Tmu-na Theatre.
Eran performed in PFFFFFFFFFF by Yaron Edelstein and Aharon Levin at The Incubator Theater (winner of the 2013 Akko Festival of Alternative Theatre).
He joined Notzar Theatre in 2010.
Acting: Arava by Aharon Megged, directed by Dalit Milstein; Mountain in The Mountain Trilogy by Yaron Edelstein, a role inspired by the character of Ariel Sharon; and The Ephemerals, written and directed by Yaron Edelstein.
Directing: Know the Milky Way (Tzavta Theatre), Flowers on the Railroad (Notzar Theatre), Dragons and Whores (winner of the 2018 Akko Festival of Alternative Theatre Award for Best Show).
Films: Good Boy Jerusalem, The Day After I’m Gone. On television he played in Ron, Enthusiastic, Operation Hedgehog, Leading, and others.
Children and Youth Theaters (Orna Porat, Mediatheque): Puppeteer in Sesame Street, Hop Kids TV Channel, Educational Television, commercials. .