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iceandfire's 2008 production
A new play by Sonja Linden and Adah Kay written to mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the British Mandate for Palestine.
Arcola Theatre, London:
September 23rd - October 18th 2008
www.arcolatheatre.com
York Theatre Royal:
21st October 1st November 2008
www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
Directed by Sue Lefton
Designed by Adrian Linford
It's late afternoon when a Jewish woman arrives at her sister's home in the occupied city of Ramallah. Dusk settles and with the call to prayer come neighbours - an uncle and nephew - to greet the new arrival. As night falls an unexpected curfew prompts the sharing of old stories which threaten to tear apart the fragile harmony of the sisters' memories
Inspired by the experience of Adah Kay, a British Jew who lived and worked in Ramallah between 2002 and 2006, the play explores an encounter between four people across the Palestine/Israel divide during the course of one dramatic evening in Ramallah. At the heart of the play are events that took place in 1948, with the creation of the Jewish State and the consequent dispossession and displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.
Supported by The Columbia Foundation, the Royal Victoria Hall Foundation, Arts Council England, Unity Theatre Trust and The Golsoncott Foundation.
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Photo by Iman al-Dabbagh
"I am inspired by the way Sonja Linden and Adah Kay have managed to convey so poignantly a complex personal story of searing loss and to give us a feel for how this suffering can affect our interweaving lives scores of years down the line. In so many ways it goes to the core of the complex Palestinian/Israeli conflict and yet it does so in a deeply human and non-judgemental way."
Jocelyn Hurndall
"It's about time the British public had an opportunity to witness such a brisk, idiomatic treatment of this controversial and all too frequently glossed over topic. This admirable four-handed play will make a significant contribution to the prospects of truth and reconciliation. I think it should be staged as soon as possible."
Jonathan Miller
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