22-05-2010
The Programme supported a number of theatre productions in the West Bank and Akka, including the new play Fortyeight Minutes for Palestine by British writer Mojisola Adibayo performed by Ashtar Theatre with Edward Muallem and Reham Ishaaq. The play is expected to open in London in mid-May 2010. Also produced was Stories of Exile – All Talk, No Action , written by Sameh Hijazi, performed at the Laz Theatre in Akka by Lana Zureik (a previous beneficiary of the Programme) and Ihab Salameh. These works were supported as part of the Performance Arts Development Project, co-funded by the Ford Foundation.