Courage, Ouda, Courage’ performed in Amsterdam
May 31st, ‘Courage, Ouda, Courage’ will be performed in Amsterdam! 20:30, at Theater Perdu, Kloverniersburgwal 86. Entrance 15€. Ouda, an old man, a refugee, slaves away for his tyrannical his boss, a hotel restaurant manager. Now, he stands beside the grave of his mother. While walking through the cemetery he meets a friend and visits […]
The Siege – uncomfortable, heartbreaking, brilliant!
The Siege has received exceptional reviews during the first part of its UK tour, which included a sold-out run at the Battersea Arts Centre in London. “One would struggle to find a more authentic piece of theatre, or indeed one that speaks to such a brutally urgent case of injustice” stated The Public Reviews, while […]
Launch of ‘Art and Community’ co-written by Micaela Miranda
‘Art and Community’ (original title Arte e Comunidade in Portuguese), a book co-written by The Freedom Theatre’s Micaela Miranda, will be launched in Lisbon, Portugal, on June 5th. In the book, Micaela Miranda talks about The Freedom Theatre’s work, the power of theatre in personal change and how change starts from the individual and from there […]
The Siege UK tour begins!
On May 13, The Freedom Theatre begins its first-ever tour of Britain with a performance of The Siege at The Lowry in Manchester. The Siege is an artistic reflection on a crucial event in recent Palestinian history, the Israeli army’s 39-day siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem during the height of the second Intifada. While the dramatic scenes of the […]
Shakespeare workshop at The Freedom Theatre
An important part of the training in The Freedom Theatre School is the discovery of Shakespeare. Currently our students are taking a workshop with British director Di Trevis, who has worked at the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Opera House. The students learn about the Elizabethan court through its dances, study […]
5-day directing workshop in Jenin
The Freedom Theatre is proud to invite all professionals interested in a Director’s Workshop with Di Trevis. From May 6-10 (with a break on Friday), we offer an intensive workshop in which the concept of directing will be studied profoundly. Along with the study the workshop participants will be doing practical work with The Freedom Theatre’s acting […]
UK Tour Launch Events in York, London and Manchester
In anticipation of the UK Tour of The Freedom Theatre’s brand new production The Siege, events are happening in York, London and Manchester from April 30 through the first week of May. We hope to see you there! FILM SCREENING IN YORK! Thursday April 30th at 21:30, Journey of A Freedom Fighter will be screened at Pop Up […]
The Siege completes West Bank tour
Receiving outstanding reviews, The Siege by The Freedom Theatre has just ended a series of sold-out performances across the West Bank. Large audiences from Jenin to Bethlehem were captured throughout the play; laughing, crying and cheering as the story of the siege of Bethlehem in 2002 unfolded. “We chose to portray the siege of the Church of the Nativity because it was such an important […]
The Freedom Theatre in Amsterdam 5-7 May
Friends in Amsterdam, join us in celebrating the opening of The Prince Claus Fund Gallery exhibition ‘Freedom, Theatre, and the Oppressed’ starting on Liberation Day – 5 May 2015 – and continuing until May 7, with screenings and performances by The Freedom Theatre and our Dutch partners Theatre Hotel Courage! The Prince Claus Fund Gallery exhibition Freedom, Theatre, and the […]
Reading of Suicide Note from Palestine at Unga Klara, Stockholm
Stockholmers, don’t miss a unique opportunity to hear The Freedom Theatre’s Suicide Note from Palestine read at a Marathon Reading event on April 18 at Unga Klara! Free entrance. Read more. — Information in Swedish: Marathon Reading – av utländsk dramatik 18 APRIL KL 13.00 – 23.00 Lagret, Unga Klara Under en hel dag och […]