Developing Artists & Shubbak present
by Hassan Abdulrazzak
based on the life story of Ahmed Tobasi
Based on the actor Ahmed Tobasi’s personal coming of age story, AND HERE I AM is an epic voyage of identity and self discovery.
Combining fact and fantasy, tragedy and comedy, spanning both the first Palestinian intifada and the second, we follow Tobasi through his transformation from armed resistance fighter to artist, and his journey as a refugee from the West Bank to Norway and back again.
This series of tragicomic episodes is vividly brought to life by award winning writer Hassan Abdlrazzak. transporting us to the heart of the hardships, struggles and contradictions of a young Palestinian man growing up under occupation and his pursuit for the true meaning of freedom.
★★★★★
"Ahmed Tobasi is a Revelation"
Liverpool Sound & Vision
★★★★
“Irrevantly funny...charming and compelling”
The Stage
“As powerful as an AK47”
Lyn Gardner, The Guardian
★★★★
“An eye-opening and celebratory tale”
The Reviews Hub
“Raw and engaging”
The Times
★★★★★
“Infectious... left us wanting to see and hear more”
North West End
★★★★
“Captivating”
London Box Office
★★★★
“Celebrates the subversive nature of theatre”
★★★★
“An amazing feat”
Written by: Hassan Abdulrazzak
Performed by: Ahmed Tobasi
Directed by: Zoe Lafferty
Set Designer: Sarah Beaton
Lighting Designers: Jess Bernberg, Andy Purves
Sound Designer: Max Pappenheim
Movement Director: Lanre Malaolu
PR & Marketing: Target Live
Translation: Eyas Younis
Video in Palestine: Mohammad Dasuqi
Stage / Production Manager Palestine: Mohammed Yousef
Production Management UK: Jack Fox for eStage
Stage Manager UK: Robyn Cross
Produced by: Oliver King for Developing Artists
Assistant Producer: Grant Sterry
Production Assistant: Isabel Douglas-Hamilton
General Management: Wild Yak
Associate Producer in Norway: Sara Karoline
General Manager at The Freedom Theatre: Mustafa Sheta
Head Technician at The Freedom Theatre: Adnan Torkman
Marketing at The Freedom Theatre: Mohummed Mouwia
UPCOMING IN 2019
Palestine, Europe and Middle East
PREVIOUS DATES
NORWAY
25 April, 2018
27, 28 April, 2018
29 April, 2018
ZIMBABWE
3, 4, 5 May, 2018
Harare International Arts Festival
EGYPT
24, 25, 26, MARCH 2018
D-CAF Festival
ABU DHABI
15 March, 2018
PALESTINE
31 May 2018
The Freedom Theatre
4 June, 2018
Dar Al-Kalima Theatre
7 June, 2018
Al-Arroub Camp
9 June, 2018
Khalil Al-Sakakini Culture Centre
27 May, 2018
Al-Fara'a Camp
4 April, 2018
The Freedom Theatre Jenin camp,
27 April, 2018
Abu Dis University, Bethlehem
28, 30, 31, Dec 2017
The Freedom Theatre Jenin camp, 4pm
6 Jan, 2018
Yes Theatre, Hebron
13 Jan, 2018
Ashtar Theatre, Ramallah,
20 Jan, 2018
Municipality Cultural Centre, Nablus,
27 Jan, 2018
Al Harah Theatre, Bethlehem,
15 Feb 2018
Yafa Cultural Centre, Balata Refugee Camp,
6 March, 2018
Al-Rowaad Cultural Centre, Bethlehem
10 March, 2018
Arab American University, Jenin
1 April, 2018
Birzet University, Birzet
29 September 2018
The Freedom Theatre
15 October 2018
Nablus Circus School
17 October 2018
Qalqilya
18 October 2018
Tulkarem
1st Dec 2018
Ashtar Theatre, Ramallah
UK
27 - 28 JUNE
Everyman Studio Theatre, Cheltenham
30 June - 1 JULY
Nuffield Theatres, Southampton
3 - 8 JULY
Arcola Theatre, London (Shubbak Festival)
11 JULY
The Lowry, Salford
12 JULY
Unity Studio Theatre, Liverpool
(Liverpool Arab Arts Festival)
14 - 15 JULY
Boat Shed Festival (Bike Shed Theatre), Exeter
17 - 18 JULY
Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh
19 JULY
The North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford
20 - 21 JULY
Corpus Playroom (ADC Theatre, Cambridge)
22 JULY
The Cut, Halesworth
9-17 AUGUST 2017
Edinburgh Festival, Arab Arts Focus,
New Town Theatre
AND HERE I AM is generously supported by the following organisations
