Theatre in Ramallah
As well as staging plays for both adults and children, this 800 seat theatre runs a number of other cultural and artistic projects, including regular performances by the popular dance group a-Sayyal as-Siraj. This theatre was previously the Al-Jamil Cinema and has recently opened a cinema club screening two films a week, with a mixture of Arabic and international films.
Ashtar is in the forefront of theatre education and training in Palestine. Set up in 1991, it aims to provide artistic opportunity in the form of drama teaching and related workshops, thereby developing a new 'Theatre Generation' with all the social benefits accompanying such creative expression. With a gallery space currently exhibiting the work of Scenographer Majed Azubaidy, and bi-annual performances (one of which is always in the summer), this venue is a well worth getting in touch with to see what is going on.