“HaOgeret” Wins Play of the Year at Israel’s Golden Hedgehog Awards

HaOgeret, a production by Sara Sigal and Lior Pinsky, won play of the year at Israel’s 2026 Golden Hedgehog awards on Friday, November 13. The ceremony took place at HaBayit Theatre in Jaffa. The production also received directing and playwriting awards. The Golden Hedgehog prizes recognize work in fringe and independent theatre, as well as theatre in public spaces. Sigal also performs in HaOgeret, whose title means The Hoarder. Based on a true story, the production follows a woman who inherits an apartment in Jerusalem and finds herself confronting a neighboring hoarder and municipal bureaucracy. Another production, Hai Shachor BaYa’ar, written and directed by Orian Lifshitz, collected four awards. These were for stage language and ensemble work, actress of the year for Adili Liberman, and costume design for Dina Konson. The ceremony also honored Sinai Peter with its lifetime-achievement prize. Peter’s career includes work as an actor, playwright, director, teacher and artistic director.