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Due to the horrific war taking place in Gaza, ASHTAR Theatre (Ramallah) has launched an urgent request to all its friends and theatre makers around the world to present The Gaza Monologues as part of the UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
The Gaza Monologues are testimonies written by ASHTAR youth in 2010, after the first war on the Gaza Strip.
Tragically, these monologues are still relevant today. They highlight the horrors, hopes and resilience of Gazans to a wider audience, giving voice to the courageous children and people in Gaza. We, a grassroots collective of artists, unite in support with the people in Palestine. Join us at Tara Theatre in solidarity and to bear witness. There will also be some time to reflect. Alongside this, we present monologues from Gaza from October 2023 with Az Theatre (London), who have been in direct partnership with Theatre for Everybody (Gaza) since 2009. All funds raised from this event will go to ASHTAR Theatre (Ramallah), Theatre for Everybody (Gaza) and Freedom Theatre (Jenin).
Participants include:
Hannah Abdule, Zena Agha, Osama Al Azzeh, Sofia Amir, Omar Bynon, Taghrid Choucair-Vizoso, Waleed Elgadi, Laura Hanna, Bilal Hasna, Luca Kamleh-Chapman, Nadi kemp-Sayfi, Lubaba Khalid, Ruth Lass, Laura Percival, Kareem Samara, Lara Sawalha, Joel Samuels.
With: Jonathan Chadwick and Zoe Lafferty
Co-Chaired by: Zena Agha and Taghrid Choucair-Vizoso
Co-curated and facilitated by:
Penny Babakhani, Milli Bhatia, Zainab Hasan, Rabiah Hussain, Aisha Zia.
With huge thanks for support from:
62 Gladstone Street, Ashtar Theatre, Az Theatre (London), Freedom Theatre, Side eYe Productions, SWAN (Southern Women’s Aid Network), TAMASHA Theatre Company, Tara Theatre, TEAM, Theatre For Everybody, Yard Heads International, Bespoke Reels, Hannah Abdule, Jonathan Chadwick, Sabba Khan, Zoe Lafferty, Alexandra Lort Phillips, Charlie Lort-Phillips, Hossam Madhoun, Beatriz Sa, Zena Agha, Taghrid Choucair-Vizoso and a huge thanks to all the participants for their time and support around this too.
We want to make this event accessible and inclusive. If you would like to attend but are not in a position to pay, please don’t hesitate to email info@62gladstonestreet.co.uk
For further info on where funds will be going and how to support their work:
Content warnings:
Images of death, destruction, war, illegal occupation, settlement and violence.
This event has been a real collective effort and been organised by a grassroots group of Independent Cultural Workers who have come together collectively to stand in solidarity.
