‘Hilarious and engaging tale of a comedy club in Jenin’– Showtime from the...
In 2017, comedians Mark Thomas and Sam Beale worked with The Freedom Theatre and introduced stand-up comedy theatrical workshops which ended with the theatre’s first comedy show. As a result, graduates...
View Article2018 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...
View ArticleNabil Al-Raee returns as Artistic Director at The Freedom Theatre
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Nabil Al-Raee as the Artistic Director of The Freedom Theatre. Nabil Al-Raee joined The Freedom Theatre in 2007, initially to lead theatre workshops for...
View ArticleCultural Resistance Festival of Palestinian Theatre – 12th Anniversary event...
“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...
View ArticleThe Freedom Theatre’s new book out now!
The Freedom Theatre’s new book ‘Performing Cultural Resistance’ has now been published by LeftWord Books. This book, edited by Ola Johansson and Johanna Wallin, is a collection that documents the work...
View ArticleAhmed Tobasi takes ‘And Here I Am’ on a world tour!
Based on the actor Ahmed Tobasi’s personal coming of age story, ‘And Here I Am‘ is an epic voyage of identity and self discovery. Tobasi is a former student and graduate of The Freedom Theatre school...
View ArticleCinema Club at The Freedom Theatre
The Freedom Theatre’s cinema club, with fortnightly screenings, re-launched earlier this month with a screening of ‘Last Men in Aleppo’ by Feras Fayyad, With Jenin’s only cinema closing its doors in...
View Article‘The Power of Narrative’ @ the NAPA International Theatre and Music Festival
Palestinian artists Motaz Malhees, Samah Milad and Aws Adnan Al Zubaidy joined forces with three Pakistani actors, Aisha Hassan, Kashif Hussain and Najma Kifayat in Karachi, Pakistan! Under the...
View ArticleCultural Resistance of Palestinian Theatre – 12th Anniversary Celebrations...
Last week, The Freedom Theatre was the centre of the first Cultural Resistance Festival of Palestinian Theatre. From April 4-7, several events were organised to celebrate the theatre’s 12th anniversary...
View ArticleReturn to Palestine on tour!
Exciting times have arrived for our successful play Return to Palestine. In the coming weeks, the play will be performed at several international festivals. The actors, all graduates of The Freedom...
View Article#Nakba70 – statement by The Freedom Theatre
On behalf of The Freedom Theatre, Mustafa Sheta, the General Secretary, would like to share a statement about the recent tragic events in Gaza and today’s commemoration of the 70th Nakba. Today, our...
View ArticleLook back to international adventures with Return to Palestine
Last month, we updated you on the international tour of Return to Palestine. After some exciting weeks, we would like to look back on the adventures of our team in Turkey and Jordan. From Portugal to...
View ArticleRamadan activities at The Freedom Theatre
Ramadan Kareem to everyone, from Jenin Camp! Last year, The Freedom Theatre offered a series of cultural events throughout Ramadan. Following this great success, this year we will again organise...
View ArticleAhmed 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleRamadan 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...
View Article2016 at a glance: looking back and leaping forward
As we prepare to say goodbye to 2016, we look proudly upon an exceptional year, our ten-year anniversary, when we reached further than we ever have before. More than 10,000 children, youth and adults...
View ArticleFourth 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...
View ArticleWest 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
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