At 6pm Wednesday evening, August 15, the theatre hall in Jenin Camp is full. The audience is waiting for the lights to go out and to welcome on stage the first of The Freedom Theatre’s own theatre productions – To Be or Not to Be…
The play, performed by The Freedom Theatre boys’ acting group, tells the story of a group of young Palestinians who decide to embark on a journey to the sea. However, the daily reality of life under Occupation puts some obstacles on their way…
In front of a full audience these new, young actors put up a very successful opening show of their first production, reflecting at once the joys, troubles and dreams of youth in Occupied Palestine.
The play was directed by young Palestinian actor and director Nabil Al-Raee, who also wrote the script in cooperation with the actors themselves.

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