Theatremaker
Here are my projects as the leading artist.
An integral part of my work is creating work for stage led by the visual concepts. I'm utilising visual language as a leading dramaturgical tool to develop concepts for strong storytelling.
I love the collaborative nature of theatre and the freedom I have as a designer to join force to tell someone story, but sometimes I have my own story to tell.
Der Yidisher Hunt / The Jewish Dog
Omnibus Theatre & Sprint Festival, Camden People’s Theatre, London, 2025
A one-person play, a new contemporary theatre performance inspired by a book written by Asher Kravitz. The performance filters the darkest period of Jewish history through the naive perspective of a dog.
The adaptation is a visual storytelling using close-circle-camera projection, as the dog guides us through the experience of living in Berlin in the 1930s.
Lead Artist Shahaf Beer
Performed by Harry Drummond
Light Designer Han Sayles
Composer Eyal Arad
SM Lily Booth
Dramaturge by Jess Haygarth
Photos by Rona Bar and Ofek Avshalom
Filmed by Abraham Kleinman
This project is Shahaf's first self-produced project as a Leading Artist in the UK
The Jewish Dog is supported through a Mead Fellowship, awarded by University of the Arts London.
Supported by artist development New Diorama Theatre
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
MAMI
Young Vic Theatre, Lodnon, 2023
Speculative project. ‘Perfection Out Of Proportion’ set, costume & video design for ‘MAMI’, an Israeli Rock Opera about life, war and the prime minister.
Final project BA Theatre Design at Wimbledon College of Arts, UAL
Received the Peter Farley Memorial Award for an outstanding final project in BA Theatre Design course 2023
The Tempest 'Moroccan style'
Dorfman Theatre, National Theatre, Lodnon, 2022
Speculative project. Set, costume & video design for The Tempest by Shakespeare.
In honour of my fabulous grandmother Ester, who makes magic in her kitchen every day.
A costume from the project was exhibited at the Royal Court theatre as part of the play "Jews. In Their Own Words" by Jonathan Freedland during October 2022.