“The Island in Palestine” … An Online Event Featuring The Freedom Theatre
27 September 2020 | The Freedom Theatre (TFT) is pleased to invite audiences worldwide to “The Island in Palestine”, an online event presented in cooperation with Globala Torget. This special digital gathering offers an introduction to TFT as one of the most courageous cultural institutions in northern Palestine, a theatre that continues to create, train, […]
Join the Freedom Ride 2020!
The Freedom Bus is Back on the Road: Join the 2020 Freedom Ride! In April 2020, the Freedom Bus will return to the streets! Since 2011, we have invited friends and comrades from around the world to join us in Palestine for the annual Freedom Ride, an initiative organized by The Freedom Theatre in partnership […]
‘And Here I Am’ wins Best Show in Sharm El Sheikh festival!
Huge congratulations to Ahmed Tobasi on his win in April 2019 for the best monodrama at the Sharm El Sheikh International Theatre Festival For Youth for ‘And Here I Am’! Based on Tobasi’s own life story, the play also stands for a whole generation of Palestinians “in search for freedom of the body, mind and […]
Grey Rock
Would you like to see a Palestinian on the moon? Graduates of The Freedom Theatre’s acting school, Alaa Shehada and Motaz Malhees are involved in the new play called ‘Grey Rock’, directed by renowned Palestinian director Amir Nizar Zuabi. The play is in English and the rehearsals take place in Ramallah, the West Bank. ‘Grey […]
The Hands Up! From Gaza to Jenin
We had a game-changing experience as we hosted brilliant young girls from Gaza in Jenin. A string of short plays in English was performed by the three winning groups of the playwriting competition organised by The Hands Up Project. The groups of children are from UNRWA schools in Gaza and spent a few days in the […]
Mustakbalna Reunites Palestinian Women
Yesterday was an important day for us, as we held a conference with women from the Palestinian National Coalition and our women participants of Mustakbalna project. At the conference which was held in the city of Ramallah, a dialogue took place between our trainees and women from decision-making positions in Palestine. Our Project Mustakbalna aims […]
European Tour of ‘Return to Palestine’ – Autumn 2018!
We are excited to announce the European tour of Return to Palestine which will embark on a string of performances in Sweden, France and Luxembourg this autumn. This play was originally produced in 2016 and has been performed internationally at various festivals over the past two years. Earlier this month, our team travelled to Egypt to take part […]
Cultural Resistance Festival of Palestinian Theatre – 12th Anniversary event April 4-7
“My dream is that The Freedom Theatre will be the major force, cooperating with others in generating cultural resistance, carrying on it’s shoulders universal values of freedom and justice.” Juliano Mer Khamis April is a month with profound meaning for The Freedom Theatre and for Jenin refugee camp. In April 2002, during the Battle of Jenin, residents […]
2018 International Women’s Day event in Nablus
March 8 marks International Women’s Day. The Consulate General of Sweden welcomes you to a joint cultural event with the Palestinian Performing Arts Network (PPAN) on 7 March at 12:00 at Nablus Manucipality Center – Hamdi Manko, in cooperation with The Freedom Theatre and local communities. The cultural event will highlight stories of Palestinian rural women through performances by The […]
Puppet show at The Freedom Theatre
On Thursday April 20 at 11:30, The Freedom Theatre presents ‘Beit Biut’, a puppet show written by Mohamed Farouj and directed by Firouz Nastas from Bethlehem. The play tells the story of Sami, who spends all day alone without playing with other children because he is in a wheelchair. Sami resorts to the imaginary world to learn about the Palestinian popular figures Hadidoun […]