A musical theatre show that delves into the story of two women who find solace, comfort, and adventure in their burger-shaped beds. Within this setting, they embark on a journey through their implosive fears, visions, and fantasies. Mirroring each other’s experiences, they navigate the complexities of their close friendship. As they confront the full spectrum of themselves, they also compose the narrative of their future together through a rehearsal that is trying to be the medicine for the violent triggering chaos of their experience. The show becomes a poignant love letter to the essence of true friendship. Hamburgirls celebrates the myth of “being together”, and seeks to romanticize a renewed appreciation for the beauty and resilience of connections.
Maya Landsmann is a theatre and television actress, creator and performance artist, poet, and musician. Her latest roles in theatre since graduating from Nissan Nativ Acting Studio (2016): Peter Pan and Angels in America directed by Gilad Kimchi, The Constant Mourner directed by Ari Fullman, and God of Vengeance directed by Itay Tiran.
On television, she appeared in Dismissed, Sad City Girls, The Lesson, and Bear, among many others. Maya collaborated as a creator and actress with Ariel Brown in the show Zola 2000 and in The Water Boy and the Water (Hazira Performance Art Arena).
In her works, Landsmann explores the medium of live performance and the human encounter that theatre enables in a post-internet world, and is interested in topics such as fringe culture and rave culture, poetry, technology, and politics. She is a drummer for the band Power Strangers, whose album Apes Together was released in 2023. Awards include the Directors’ Award for Zola 2000 (Acco Festival for Alternative Israeli Theatre, 2018); and two Academy Awards for a leading role in The Lesson, (Best Actress at the Canneseries International Series Festival, and at the German International Series Festival).
Hila Gluskinos is a multidisciplinary performing artist, theatre maker, musician, and poetic psychonaut. With a background in acting and movement, she graduated from the Sadna Professional Dance Program in Kibbutz Ga’aton (2009), and from Nissan Nativ Acting Studio (2016). Since then, Hila has engaged in a range of experimental collaborations, including choreographing, performing, and composing for hakahaLahakah – Mythos of Company under the direction of Ido Feder, alongside collaborators Dudi Maayan, Michal Helfman, and Jonathan Omer Mizrahi (2020). She also contributed to Sacred Servixx, a project with vocalist and healer Faye Shapiro (2022), exploring the intersections of sound expression and healing. Her theatre work includes performances in Birthday by Danny Neymen at Hazira Theatre (2024), Name Drop by Jason Danino Holt at the Cameri Theatre of Tel Aviv (2023), and A-hole Fucking Loser by Ariel Sereni Brown at Habait Theatre (2017). Hila’s artistic practice emphasizes the exploration of her experience and the deepening of personal connections through performance. Additionally, she has collaborated with musicians such as Daniel Neshama Itach, Avshalom Ariel, Gilbert Broid, and Haim Vitali Cohen. Her solo musical piece Troubadour premiered at the Diver Festival in 2021, reflecting her commitment to merging mystery with meaningful expression.