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Latest News from The Freedom Theatre

Serious Laughing! Stand Up comedy Show

Rabea Turkman graduated from The Freedom Theatre\’s Acting School in 2011 and is now an actor and drama instructor at the theatre. He will perform his show “Serious laughing” on Thursday 23rd of February at 8 pm in La Vie Café, 5 Qastal Street, Ramallah. Rabea is joined by Aliya Cycon, American singer and composer. […]

Playback Performances with Bedouin Communities

The Palestinian-Bedouin communities in the hills east of Jerusalem live under very difficult conditions, without access to clean water, healthcare and basic facilities. They face a constant threat of forced displacement from their lands, as they are located in an area that is strategically important for further expansion of illegal Israeli settlements. Actors from The Freedom […]

The Freedom Theatre Goes into the Streets!

Vaulting, rolling, running, climbing, jumping, walking on stilts… Participants in our Street Theatre project have lately been turning the world into their playground. Parkour, stilts, dance and acrobatics training is part of the preparations for a street theatre performance that will be staged in Guimarães, Portugal, the European Capital of Culture 2012 in August, and […]

Featured Guest: Chris Keighley – Parkour Workshop

Chris Keighley is joining us from London to host a Parkour workshop. The 10 day workshop is in preparation for the upcoming Street Theatre Project. Former and current students will be participating in the workshop. Parkour is a way to challenge yourself both physically and mentally. Students in the workshop will work towards improving their […]

Zakaria Zubeidi Released After International Campaign

On the 29th of December 2011 Zakaria Zubeidi was informed by Palestinian Authority (PA) security that the Israeli security had revoked Zubeidi’s amnesty. The amnesty agreement, granted in 2007, was in return for Zubeidi’s ending of armed resistance. This meant that Zubeidi was a potential target for the Israeli army. Consequently Zubeidi had no choice […]

Israel Revokes Zakaria Zubeidi’s Amnesty

The co-founder, avid supporter and mentor of The Freedom Theatre, Zakaria Zubeidi, has been told by the Palestinian Authority that his amnesty has been revoked by the Israeli authorities. Zubeidi is since the 29th December being held in arrest inside the Palestinian security headquarters, supposedly on orders from Israel. No reason has been given for […]

Midnight Raid – Life Accounts under Military Rule

At 2pm on Wednesday, January 4th, The Freedom Theatre will stage a second* Playback Theatre event to protest against the ongoing arrests and nightly raids taking place in Jenin Refugee Camp. Jenin Refugee Camp has recently suffered a higher number of Israeli military incursions and arrests than usual. In their incursions, the Israeli army typically […]

Creative Resistance to Recent Military Incursions on Jenin Refugee camp!

MIDNIGHT RAID Life Accounts Under Military Rule At 2pm on Wednesday, January 4th, The Freedom Theatre will stage a second* Playback Theatre event to protest against the ongoing arrests and nightly raids taking place in Jenin Refugee Camp. Jenin Refugee Camp has recently suffered a higher number of Israeli military incursions and arrests than usual. […]

Invasions and Harassment Continue

Last night the Israeli army invaded Jenin refugee camp for the second night in a row. They arrested another three members of The Freedom Theatre. This time Adnan Naghnaghiye, our stage manager, Bilal Saadi, the chairperson, and Faisal Abu Alheja, acting instructor and assistant producer. Yesterday, Faisal performed stories of other arrests. He is now […]

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