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 […]
New white comedy show brings laughter to Jenin!
Graduates of the The Freedom Theatre’s acting school, Faisal Abualheja and Alaa Shehada spent the first half of 2018 touring in the UK with renowned political comedian Mark Thomas. They devised and performed ‘Showtime from the Frontline‘, a comedy show about a comedy show, one that demonstrates the radical power of giving a voice to the voiceless, all […]
Cairo International Theatre Festival for Contemporary & Experimental Theatre
The Freedom Theatre is excited to represent Palestine at the 25th Cairo International Theatre Festival for Contemporary & Experimental Theatre. Graduates from the 3rd generation of the theatre school will present two performances of Return to Palestine between 20th & 30th September in Cairo. Since its opening, this production has toured all over the West Bank […]
The Professional Theatre School – applications now open!
And September sees the launch of The Freedom Theatre’s Professional Theatre School. After a year and half hiatus, we have opened registrations for the next cohort of aspiring actors to join our theatre programme. The Freedom Theatre offers an intensive educational program in theatre, with a focus on acting, devising and the concept of cultural resistance. […]
West Bank tour of ‘Jinan’ starts today!
The production of Jinan began in February 2018 and had eight performance at The Freedom Theatre in the same month. This is the second performance schedule for the play, touring around West Bank this time to reach more communities and audiences in Palestine. Jinan is based on the world famous Swedish children’s book Pippi Longstocking, by Astrid […]
Fourth annual Summer Camp at The Freedom Theatre
Last Sunday, the fourth annual summer camp started at The Freedom Theatre. For two weeks, 45 children from Jenin refugee camp and surrounding areas are joining the daily activities at the theatre and occasional trips in the wider Jenin area. The camp started with a word of welcome by Nabil, our artistic director, who is also overseeing the […]
Ramadan cultural activities come to an end…Eid celebrations about to begin!
Following the success of last year’s Ramadan events, we organised and hosted some performances, musical shows and film screenings for children, youth and adults in Jenin. As the end of the holy month of Ramadan now approaches, we look back at these cultural events. To get an impression of last weeks’ activities at The Freedom Theatre, read the […]
The Freedom Theatre’s 2017 Annual Report
2017, was an great year for us. More than 11,000 children, youth and adults in Jenin refugee camp and across the occupied West Bank were involved in our workshops, trainings and performances in theatre, photo, film and creative writing, to develop and nurture a vibrant and creative artistic community in the north of the West Bank whilst aiming to empower […]
The Freedom Theatre attending Nakba 70 events in USA
Nabeel Al-Raee, the Artistic Director of The Freedom Theatre is currently in New York, participating in several Nakba events that have been arranged by our friends in the US. 20/5: Verso Books, Brooklyn, NYC To commemorate 70 years of displacement, the Friends of the Freedom Theatre in Jenin held an event titled “Nakba and the Power of […]
Ahmed Tobasi in the spotlight!
Ahmed, you have been on a world tour with your play And Here I Am, and you have been to very different countries – Egypt, Norway, Emirates, Zimbabwe, Great-Britain… Can you tell us something about your experience, taking your play abroad? “I think it’s interesting to be invited, especially with this production, because it’s not […]