May 26-29 & May 31-June 1 2025
Various
Application 39 (for the Gaza 2048 Summer Olympics)
PalArt Festival - PalArt Collective
A black comedy play that imagines Gaza hosting the 2048 Summer Olympics.
Application 39 is a black comedy play that imagines Gaza hosting the 2048 Summer Olympics. Two IT Department employees at the municipality of Gaza, submit an application to the International Olympic Committee as a joke. They hack the website and copy the French application and just change the location. They win the bid as the committee decides that it is the best way to bring peace to the region. In 2040 Gaza is divided into smaller states, run by flying talking robots and underground tunnels are the only way to move through super speedy lifts. The State of Gaza City, accepts the challenge of organising the games and starts building more tunnels in order to cater for various Sports. This upsets some of its neighbours, including other Palestinian states.
Monday 26 May, 19:00
Tuesday 27 May, 19:00
Wednesday 28 May, 19:00
Thursday 29 May, 19:00
Saturday 31 May, 18:30
Sunday 1 June, 17:00
Running time: 60 minutes
Age guidance: 14+
PalArt Collective
Shubbak Festival
ABOUT
Written by: Ahmed Masoud
Director: Cressida Brown
Composer: Samy El-Enany
Designer: Clio Capelle
Sound Design: Edward Lewis
Cast: Sara Masry, Issam Al Ghussain, Joe Haddad, Zaydun Khalaf
Ahmed Masoud is the author of the acclaimed novels Vanished – The Mysterious Disappearance of Mustafa Ouda and Come What May. Ahmed is a writer, poet and director who grew up in Palestine and moved to the UK in 2002. Ahmed’s Theatre and Radio Drama credits include: The Florist of Rafah (2024), Passports, Jinn, Mo Salah and Other Complicated Things (2023), Application 39 (WDR Radio, Germany 2018) Camouflage (London 2017), The Shroud Maker (London 2015 – still touring), Walaa, Loyalty (London 2014, funded by the Arts Council England), Escape from Gaza (BBC Radio 4 2011). Ahmed is the founder of Al Zaytouna Dance Theatre (2005 – 2013) where he wrote and directed many productions with subsequent tours in the UK and Europe, including Unto the Breach (London and Vienna 2012) Between the Fleeting Words (London, Zurich, Freiburg, Ljubljana, Madrid 2010 – 2012). Ila Haif (London, Freiburg 2008-2010) Hassad (London 2007-2008). After finishing his PhD research, Ahmed published many journals and articles including a chapter in the Britain and Muslim World: A Historical Perspective (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2011). Most recently, Ahmed launched his new artistic initiative called PalArt Collective.
USEFUL INFORMATION
Estimated running time
60 minutes
Performance times
Various
Ticket prices
£25, £19.50 (concessions)
Concession
Full-time students, those aged under 16, senior citizens, the unwaged, members of Equity and BECTU
Access
Theatro Technis is fully wheelchair accessible. Guide dogs and hearing dogs are welcome in the auditorium. There is a Loop system fitted in the main auditorium. If you have any questions or specific requests, please email boxoffice@theatrotechnis.com.
