"Sleight of Hand" at the Khan: An interactive theatrical experience of original immersive psychological drama

Just a touch away from the audience, within the mysterious spaces and unique architecture of the Khan Theatre, 1930s New York during the Great Depression comes to life. A group of magicians and mentalists meets for a prestigious illusion competition in the heart of the big city, where each is determined to prove they are the next great master and win the coveted title. However, it soon becomes clear that behind the scenes, a cruel and visceral power struggle is taking place, saturated with dark secrets from the past that threaten to break out and disrupt everything. The play follows an intricate and charged web of loyalties, interests, and betrayals: a seasoned and calculating mentor, an ambitious student who will stop at nothing to win, a mysterious medium, and young apprentices pushed into a corner, forced at the moment of truth to take their fates into their own hands.

"Sleight of Hand" offers an interactive theatrical experience where the audience is not a passive viewer, but is invited to enter the drama at eye level. Viewers are invited to move freely between the various rooms and passages of the building, closely follow parallel plot lines, and choose their own perspective on the events. The element of choice is organically woven into the narrative structure: during the show, 10 fateful choice points for the audience and the characters take place in real-time, creating a complex structure of entirely different possible plots. No evening is like another, and the cumulative choices throughout the show steer the story toward one of 8 different endings, giving the viewers a decisive influence on the characters' fates.

This play was born as a direct continuation of the success of the play "Lost and Found," created and directed by Itai Salhov in the Nissan Nativ Jerusalem creative incubator, and adapted for the Khan Theatre, as well as a continuation of previous artistic collaborations between The Khan Theatre and the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio. Now, the experimental format yields a particularly suspenseful event that deeply examines the boundaries of trust, morality, and human justice. It is a promise of an active, sensory, and extraordinary experience that will leave much food for thought and deep discussion long after the lights go out.

When:

Wednesday, Sept 16, 2026, at 20:00 – Khan Courtyard

Sunday, Sept 27, 2026, at 17:30 – Khan Courtyard

Monday, Sept 28, 2026, at 20:00 – Khan Courtyard

Written and Directed by: Itai Salhov and Eitan Tzvick

Magic Consultant: Yaron Parzi / Dramaturgy: Daniel Cohen Levy / Lighting: Martin Adin / Music: Noga Peled / Costumes: Yotam Rotem / Set: Violetta Prado / Movement: Almog Guriel / Artistic Consultation and Support: Udi Ben Moshe, Aharon Feuerstein / Assistant Director: Zohar Shavit / Magic Technician: Zeevik Schwarzbrod / Cello: Yael Shizaf

Actors:

Avshalom Edri - Harry Mirage

Zohar Shavit - Rose Price

Barak Menachem - Nicholas Dreyfus

Carmel Nitzan - Peggy Brown

Roni Levy - Jane (The Medium)

Yonatan Kleiman - Robert Miller

The play was produced and first performed at the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio Jerusalem.

https://www.khan.co.il/shows/626/blind-spot