Future Impossible: A Short Film Opening a Conversation on Mental Health in Palestine
6 August 2020 | The Freedom Theatre (TFT) is proud to announce the upcoming release of Future Impossible, a short film that seeks to open an urgent, long-overdue conversation on mental health for young Palestinians. For many young people in Palestine, the future is not simply uncertain—it is systematically made impossible to imagine. The COVID-19 […]
The Revolution’s Promise: A Global Call for Cultural Resistance
26 July 2020 | The Freedom Theatre (TFT) is proud to announce the continuation of preparations for The Revolution’s Promise, a global artistic collaboration that amplifies Palestinian voices through theatre, testimony, and collective imagination. Developed through an international partnership, the project brings together Palestinian artists, musicians, photographers, caricaturists, poets, actors, visual artists, and cultural activists […]
The Freedom Theatre (TFT): Resistencia Cultural en Jenin
Teatro profesional, formación artística y programas comunitarios en el Campo de Refugiados de Jenin, Palestina 19 July 2020 | The Freedom Theatre (TFT) (El Teatro de la Libertad) es un centro cultural y profesional ubicado en el Campo de Refugiados de Jenin, al norte de Cisjordania. Nuestros programas están dirigidos principalmente a niñas, niños y […]
The Freedom Theatre at Liverpool Arab Arts Festival
Artistic Dialogue on Conflict, Colonialism & the Climate Crisis 14 July 2020 | The Freedom Theatre (TFT) is honoured to invite our community in Palestine and around the world to join an online Artistic Dialogue presented as part of the Liverpool Arab Arts Festival (LAAF), curated in collaboration with our friends at Creative Destruction (UK). […]
The Freedom Theatre in Conversation at Cinéma du Sud: Cultural Resistance, Youth, and Global Storytelling
11 July 2020 | The Freedom Theatre (TFT) participated in an international online discussion hosted by Cinéma du Sud (Southern Cinema Festival), organised by the Committee for a Just Peace in the Middle East in cooperation with Global Children Village (SOS). The session featured Ahmed Tobasi, Artistic Director of The Freedom Theatre, alongside Chilean filmmaker […]
The Warehouse
Congratulations to our students on completing their first year at The Freedom Theatre’s School of Performing Arts! This year’s class presentation, The Warehouse, continues a long-standing tradition within The Freedom Theatre of using educational performances as milestones in the students’ artistic journey. The production was directed by Khawla Ibrahim, an award-winning director from the Golan […]
Us Too – Women of Palestine
The Freedom Theatre Production 2018 In partnership with Interpeace’s Mustakbalna Programme | Supported by the Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA) Inspired by Aeschylus’ The Suppliant Women https://youtu.be/_Mo7ZXrJ3n0 About Us Too – Women of Palestine is a bold, site-specific feminist production inspired by Aeschylus’ The Suppliant Women. The work deliberately departs from the original myth, re-imagining its […]
A Skate play in Palestine!
A Skate Play The Freedom Theatre Production, in partnership with Eyes Up Here Productions & Skateqilya Based on “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” by Richard Bach World Premiere: October 8–12, 2018 | Jayyous Skate Park, Qalqilya, Palestine A landmark outdoor skate-theatre production — the first of its kind in Palestine. Genre: Site-Specific Skate–Theatre | Outdoor Performance Language: […]
Fragments of Palestine
A Production by The Freedom Theatre (TFT), Jenin, Palestine Production Highlights Debut: July 20, 2009 – The Freedom Theatre, Jenin Refugee Camp, Palestine International Tour: Germany & Austria, September–October 2009 (KinderKulturKarawane) Language: Arabic / Non-verbal Physical Theatre Genre: Political Drama, Physical Theatre, Cultural Resistance Watch Fragments of PalestineExperience the energy and power of The Freedom […]
Animal Farm
Production Highlights First in-house production of The Freedom Theatre Professional Theatre School (2009). Premiered in Jenin Refugee Camp, marking a defining moment in Palestinian contemporary theatre. Adapted from George Orwell’s seminal political allegory to reflect Palestinian socio-political realities. Audience of 4,500+ across 15 sold-out performances, including local, regional, and international visitors. Genre Political Allegory […]