Return to Palestine follows Jad, an American-born Palestinian, on his first journey to Palestine. Seeking connection with his roots, he discovers a reality far removed from the one portrayed in the media. Directed by Micaela Miranda and devised at The Freedom Theatre in Jenin Refugee Camp, the production was created through story-gathering with communities involved […]
Written and directed by Ahmed Masoud, performed by Ameena Adileh What’s the best business you can establish in Gaza? Hajja Souad has survived decades of conflict, oppression and displacement by making and selling shrouds for burying the dead. It’s the one item that is always in demand. As her past returns to haunt her she […]
Youssef, a young Palestian student newly arrived in New York, wants what so many before him have wanted: the American dream. A good education, a new life, the girl. But America has other ideas. Haunted by the ghost of Rachel Corrie – the American activist killed in Gaza in 2003 – and pulled into campus […]
El-Manshiyyeh, by playwright Samer Al-Saber, ufolds through a simple, stripped-back theatrical language in which most physical elements are intentionally absent from the stage. This deliberate minimalism invites the audience to actively engage their imagination. Everyday actions — pouring coffee, opening a cupboard — are suggested through gesture rather than realistic depiction, creating space for personal […]
Explore how tracing cultures, histories, and myths can be reimagined through the moving image at an evening screening of two works by award-winning Syrian filmmaker, Soudade Kaadan – When The Tiles Spoke (2026) and Damascus Roof and Tales of Paradise (2010). The screening will be followed by a panel discussion exploring the use of animation […]
Welcome to the fourth edition of DzFest A growing platform dedicated to championing, elevating and celebrating Algerian culture in the heart of the United Kingdom. This year, DzFest 2026 is shaped by the theme Heritage & Decolonisation. Algeria’s cultural heritage is vast, layered and deeply alive: carried through garments, music, language, film, ritual, memory, hospitality […]
New jokes from Isabelle Farah about her mother, motherhood, childbirth, daughterhood, to what extent she actually is Lebanese is she and why, does she actually look Lebanese? Also guilt, shame, joy, and adulthood. Praise for previous work: “Next big thing” – Evening Standard, “top ten shows of 2021” – Chortle, “must-see” – Daily Mail, “heat-beating” […]
Shubbak takes over the Friday Late at V&A South Kensington. For fifteen years, Shubbak has celebrated the contemporary art of Arab and SWANA artists in all its creativity, complexity and power. To mark this anniversary, Shubbak brings together artists whose practices explore the body as a site of wisdom, resistance, craft-making, sense-making, knowledge, trauma, healing, […]
Submissions are now officially open for the 21st edition of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, one of the most prestigious literary awards in the Arab world. Interested authors, translators, and publishers have until the final deadline of 1 September 2026 to submit their work. Organised by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC) under the […]
‘Majenin’ means ‘crazy people’ in Arabic. The Palestinian rom-com you’ve been waiting for: a tale of two fools who dare to love in a world obsessed with their sadness. Torn between New York, London and Palestine, the only place they truly feel at home is inside of their shared madness. Writer/performer Marena Riyad joins award-winning […]