The play combines actors, a puppet theatre, black theatre as well as the making of a video in front of the audience.
The play is based on a series of drawings made by Sofia, a 16 year old girl; Sofia made these drawings in Holland while she was hiding from the Nazis during the war. By making use of the drawings through various visual techniques, the play tells Sofia’s life story during that period.

Sofia was the daughter of Clara Asscher-Pinkhof, a known children’s author. Before Clara was sent to concentration camps and Sofia went into hiding, they published a series of children’s stories - written by Clara and illustrated by Sofia – together. These stories were published in the weekly Jewish newspaper in Amsterdam. Sofia, in time, became a painter.

Efrat Hadani, an actress, puppeteer and sculptress, and Sofia’s daughter, acts in the play and relates her mother’s story. The play, a result of meetings between Efrat Hadani and Pablo Ariel, the director and an actor in the play, uses a special language and allows a meeting of three generations of creative women. The play, which is mainly visual and hardly uses any words, is accompanied by a translation into various languages, allowing it to be performed in front of multi-lingual audiences.

The play is intended for youngsters and adults.

From the judges'  festival argumentation:
"The play "Sofia's Drawings" is a fine and sophisticated weaving of many stage elements which are combined to tell one story. It is blessed with an unusual wealth of ways of expression which defy the limitations of the theatre language and the theatrical experience. It is clear that its creators approach their task with complete candidness telling a personal, meaningful and interesting story and succeeding to turn it into a meaningful and touching story for the young as well as for young adults"

Written and staged by: Pablo Ariel
Set design and acting : Efrat Hadany ,Pablo Ariel
Puppets design : Efrat Hadany
Props design: Maayan Iungman, Yair Meyuhas
Original Music: Lito Zilberstein
 Graphic Animation: Alexey Golibi
Drawings : Sofia Langer

Technical  needs:
Stage: 7mX 6m
Audience: 250
Venue : maximum of 250 seats
The performance lasts: approximately 50 minutes and does not have an interval
The artist appreciates to talk to the audience at the end of the show
Set-up: 3 hours
Down:1.30 hours
Set: not require any set . Only a Black courting in the back 
 Sound: DVD amplification + 2 neck microphone
 Operators: We will need 1 sound operator and 1 light operator only for the assembly