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  • WoLab presents

    For a Palestinian

    Tue 13 Sept - Sat 1 Oct at 7pm
    Tickets £12 (£10)
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    Bilal has always been obsessed with love stories. In this one-person show he tells you his favourite: the true story of Palestinian poet and translator Wa’el Zuaiter.

    Bilal has always been obsessed with love stories. Here he tells you his favourite: the true story of Palestinian translator Wa’el Zuaiter. Join Bilal as he ventures through the orange groves of Jaffa, Rome's piazzas, and the Duty-Free aisles of Luton Airport, piecing together this untold story, and asking what it means to be a Palestinian in the West.

    WoLab returns to Camden People’s Theatre and then visits the Bristol Old Vic Theatre, with the ‘astonishingly powerful‘ For A Palestinian. This show follows the 5-star hit RAINER, and U.K wide tour of the critically acclaimed ENG-ER-LAND. Performed by Bilal Hasna, star of upcoming Disney+ series Extraordinary, and directed by Aaron Kilercioglu. 


    Supported by P21 Gallery, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Na'amod, Bristol Palestine Museum and Cultural Centre and New Diorama Theatre. 

    Supported by Camden People's Theatre and Bristol Old Vic Theatre.

    Funded by Arts Council England

    Credits: 

    Written by: Bilal Hasna & Aaron Kilercioglu

    Directed by: Aaron Kilercioglu

    Performed by: Bilal Hasna

    Produced by: Alistair Wilkinson

    Lighting Design: Ros Chase

    Publicity Design: Ciaran Walsh

    Set Designer: Jida Akil

    Sound Designer: Holly Khan

    PR by: Chloé Nelkin Consulting

    Published by: Methuen Drama

    Supported by CPT
    Content Notice
    Running Time 80 mins
    Wheelchair Accessible
    Wheelchair Accessible
    Captioned Performance
    Captioned Performance27th, 28th & 29th
    Assistance dogs welcome
    Assistance dogs welcome
    Content Notice
    Content NoticeMentions of racism, violence, death. Suitable for 12+
    "Something rare in theatre."
    WhatsOnStage on WoLab
    "It is hard to find fault in this production."
    EdFringeReview for previous show, CICADA 3301
    "This devised piece is ingenious and immediate, and delivered to perfection."
    Varsity for previous show, CICADA 3301
    "A subtle but genuine triumph."
    Everything Theatre on WoLab's RAINER
    "Impossible to ignore."
    Spy in the Stalls on WoLab's RAINER
    "Deceptively subversive, a razor-sharp performance."
    The Stage on WoLab's ENG-ER-LAND
    "A tour de force, flawlessy delivered."
    North West End on WoLab's ENG-ER-LAND

    “British theatre would be completely stymied without tiny, under-resourced venues such as CPT, which are a critical part of the theatre ecology.”

    Lyn Gardner Stagedoor