Return to Palestine

Return to Palestine centres around Jad, a Palestinian born in America, who goes to Palestine for the first time in his life.

Return to Palestine centres around Jad, a Palestinian born in America, who goes to Palestine for the first time in his life. Wanting to know more about his people and identity, he finds out that reality is very different from what he has seen in the news.
Return to Palestine is directed by Micaela Miranda and devised together with the ensemble of Graduate actors from The Freedom Theatre School.
It was created after extensive story-gathering through playback theatre with the communities engaged in The Freedom Theatre’s annual Freedom Ride.

The play includes stories from Jenin refugee camp and city, Fasayel, Dheisheh refugee camp, Mufaqara and Jabalia Camp in Gaza.
In a sarcastic, comic and tragic style, the actors create the space, characters and even the emotional spaces they live in, with skilled play with their bodies in a very small stage – “as small as Palestine”.

Director: Micaela Miranda
Dramaturg: Ahmed Masoud
Producer: Alaa Owaineh
Cast: Alaa Shehadeh, Ameena Adileh, Amir Abu Alrob, Motaz Malhees, Osama Alazzeh, Sofia Asir

Wednesday 28 May, 20:30

Thursday 29 May, 20:30

Friday 30 May, 19:00

Saturday 31 May, 14:30

Sunday 1 June, 14:30

Running time: 45 -50 minutes ( + 30 minutes post-show talk, if interested)

Age Guidance: 14+

PalArt Collective

The Freedom Theatre (Jenin Refugee Camp, Palestine) 

Shubbak Festival