"Grey Rock" Palestinian play showing at Melbourne International Arts Festival

Grey Rock Play

الممثل الفلسطيني خليفة ناطور في عرض مسرحية Grey Rock على مسرح لاماما الشهير في نيويورك Source: Carlos Cardona - LaMaMa Theatre

Fresh from its US premiere at Manhattan’s legendary La MaMa theatre, Grey Rock is showing at Melbourne International Arts Festival this year.


In a small village in the West Bank, a former TV repairman secretly builds a space shuttle to reach the moon. Without
money or technology—but convinced that curiosity is stronger than gravity—Yusuf works passionately in the backyard shed. When Yusuf’s family and friends discover this unimaginable project, things begin to fall apart. 

It is  performed in English by Palestinian actors from Jenin, Ramallah, Haifa and Jerusalem including Khalifa Natour, Ivan Kevork Azazian, Fidaa Zaidan, Alaa Shehada, and Motaz Malhees, and all from different cultural backgrounds. 

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Listen to an interview with lead actor Khalifa Natour in Arabic in this podcast.  

 


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