Ramadan Kareem
Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. It is a time when Muslims around the world fast from dawn until sunset, and turn their focus to prayer and spiritual reflection. This year, Ramadan will start on the 29th of June and continue for 30 days. During Ramadan, The Freedom Theatre will have limited opening […]
Coming soon: Joha
Joha is a monodrama about an ancient tragicomic character who travels from history to today’s Palestine and becomes puzzled by present realities. Joha finds that everything is different: names have changed, geography has changed, there are phenomena such as ‘borders’ and ‘security cooperation’. Joha hears all these names: America, Israel, Palestine – what is that? “Whatever […]
We’re hiring! Grants and Development Manager
The Freedom Theatre is looking for a Grants and Development Manager to add to our team in Jenin Refugee Camp. The Grants and Development Manager is responsible for securing the theatre’s long-term financial sustainability through fundraising, both traditional (grant writing) and through exploring alternative sources of funding. Does this sound like you? Read more and […]
Photography workshop
As part of an ongoing photography workshop, we are proud to present the first work of our very talented young female photographers from Jenin: Hala Waleed Diab, Tasneem Housam Ahmad Melhem, Olla Alia Saleem Isayed and Ruqea Mohammad Said Diab. See all photos here. … …
Summer camp!
The Freedom Theatre’s summer camp has started and today, nine boys aged 9-14 are gathered in the cinema room. They have just finished watching Finding Nemo and are discussing issues that were brought up in the film. “Did you see how much Nemo’s father cared about him?” asks Kamal Awad, who is leading the group […]
Artistic Director denied UK visa – but the show will go on
As part of a large-scale British-Palestinian theatre project, the Artistic Director of The Freedom Theatre, Nabil Al-Raee, was scheduled to speak at a series of events in the UK throughout June (see full tour dates and details). The speaking tour is a preparation for a co-production which is set to tour the UK in spring 2015. However, Nabil Al-Raee […]
Solidarity with Palestinian hunger strikers
Today, The Freedom Theatre joins organisations in Jenin camp and city to show solidarity with the hundreds of Palestinian prisoners who are undergoing a hunger strike to protest against being held without charge or trial – so called administrative detention – in Israeli prisons. A first group of around 100 Palestinian administrative detainees launched a […]
The Freedom Theatre UK Speaking Tour
The Freedom Theatre is coming to the UK this week! Throughout June, Nabil Al-Raee (Artistic Director) accompanied by Zoe Lafferty (Associate Director) will present cultural resistance and The Freedom Theatre’s struggle for creation under occupation; accompanied by screenings of short films and documentaries about the theatre. The Freedom Theatre was built in the heart of the Palestinian resistance in Jenin Refugee Camp in […]
Enemy opens to full house – and large online audience
Alf mabrouk to our first-year Theatre School students Alia Alrusan, Ihab Talahmeh, Raneen Odeh, Osama Al Azzeh, Ismail Aloul, Samah Mahmoud, Ibrahem Moqbel, Ameer Abu Alrob and Ahmad Al-Rousan who made their stage debut with Enemy! The directors Micaela Miranda and Nabil Al-Raee, the students and the whole creative team worked so hard to make […]
Presenting: Theatre School class of 2014!
On the 6th of January, a group of 18 aspiring actors, theatre workers, dramatists and filmmakers commenced the eight-week trial period for The Freedom Theatre School, a three-year educational program. The participants came from Jenin, other parts of the West Bank and from Palestine ’48, today Israel, to be introduced to all aspects of the […]