Orit Nahmias (GER/ISR)
Authors / Film / Theater
is an actress and writer for theater, film and TV. She was born in Jerusalem and completed her acting training at the Hakibutzim College of Education seminar in Tel Aviv. She moved to Berlin in 2012 and became an ensemble member at the Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin in 2013. Her stand-up show FEMALE SHIT ran successfully at the Maxim Gorki Theater and is currently being adopted for a TV-series.
In 2025, she returns to the Maxim Gorki Theater studio with her new stand-up show MAKE LOVE NOT WAR.
Works (film/TV)
FEMALE SHIT, TV-series
in progress
JERUSALEM FOR COWARDS, script
2013
Prizes
2015 – Best feature film at Boddinale
2014 – Authors Prize, Authors Foundation Frankfurt am Main
link for more information & trailer (external)
Works (theater)
MAKE LOVE NOT WAR
2025
Premiere: Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin
In her new stand-up show MAKE LOVE NOT WAR, Orit Nahmias confronts her fear of death and her lust for life. With brutal honesty and self-irony, she delves into the tangled intersection of love, sex, trauma, and politics—fully aware of the explosiveness of these topics.
“A heartwarming group therapy session with interpersonal understanding and psychological insights.” / “A short evening that reveals painful issues with humor. And, which is no small feat with this topic, creates a sense of closeness and understanding with the audience.” – Barbara Behrendt, rbb24
BLOOD MOON BLUES, Yael Ronen's co-author
2022
Premiere: Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin
Elinor is in her mid-50s, has found enlightenment and lives in a cave.
After a call that can be interpreted as an emergency, Luna, Elinor’s daughter, and Gabriella, Elinor’s ex-lover, want to find her. Accompanied by Greg, Elinor’s 20-year-old lover, they cross the dangerous Dead Sea desert and plunge into an ocean of hurt feelings. Due to her bipolar disorder, Elinor seems to have failed all-around as a person, a partner, and a mother. Now she has cancer in its final stage. She has just enough time to celebrate a full moon ceremony and to bequeath her tangled manuscripts.