The Horse of Jenin
Alaa Shehada in association with Palestine Comedy Club and Pleasance
Returning after a Fringe First award-winning, sold-out run, as a Rolling Stone Top 10 Show. This is a universal story of resilience and imagination, written and performed by comedian and actor Alaa Shehada. Blending storytelling, mask and stand-up, the show follows a boy growing up in Jenin, Occupied Palestine, who just wants to play. After a 2002 invasion, local children and a German artist built a five-metre horse from debris – a symbol of freedom and resistance. Destroyed in 2023, Shehada rebuilds the Horse on stage from fragments of memory, loss and hope. \*\*\*\*\* (Guardian).
Contains distressing or potentially triggering themes, Strong language/swearing, More information
This show contains distressing or potentially triggering themes, references to war, and strong language
Age category: 12+
Returning after a Fringe First award-winning, sold-out run, as a Rolling Stone Top 10 Show. This is a universal story of resilience and imagination, written and performed by comedian and actor Alaa Shehada. Blending storytelling, mask and stand-up, the show follows a boy growing up in Jenin, Occupied Palestine, who just wants to play. After a 2002 invasion, local children and a German artist built a five-metre horse from debris – a symbol of freedom and resistance. Destroyed in 2023, Shehada rebuilds the Horse on stage from fragments of memory, loss and hope. \*\*\*\*\* (Guardian).
Contains distressing or potentially triggering themes, Strong language/swearing, More information
This show contains distressing or potentially triggering themes, references to war, and strong language
Age category: 12+
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