Stage, by Meirav Yudilovich, YNET, December 12, 2008

The delightful comedy of the absurd, "Clowns", written by Maor Gillerman and directed by the pantomime and actor Julian Chagrin, concludes the Short Theatre Festival.
The location: back stage. The time: twenty minutes before curtain call.
The characters: the world’s greatest theatre clown, and with him his apprentice/dresser and the supporting actor in the performance. Gil Alon, Liron Gillerman and Gabi Cohen Groendland perform clowning at its best, using every tool available to the clown apart from juggling and stilt walking.
They conduct a dialogue that begins as an interesting one and becomes gripping -- about an incident that occurred to the famous clown during his last series of performances. The play is amusing, it is captivating, it is intelligent, and above all it is beautiful theatre. Here we encounter a wonderfully facetious spirit, entertaining and original, that reinforces the notion that comedy is a very serious business.

"Clowns", by the way, is the play in which the greatest effort was invested in stage decoration and costumes (credit going to Michal Ya’akobi), and in lighting (by Martin Adin), whose presence is felt precisely because it does not draw attention to itself.