Where the Streets Had a Name

Hayaat is on a mission. She will even skip school to achieve it (encouraged by her best friend Samy). She is determined to retrieve a handful of soil from her Grandmother’s farm as this will make her beloved Sitti Zeynab well again. Standing between her and her goal is the impenetrable wall that divides the West Bank.

With themes of displacement, family, freedom and friendship, this is a powerful story of one family’s response to the confinements of curfew and how they rise above, with humour and love.

A suggested text for Stage 5, Monkey Baa is beyond thrilled to be bringing this story to the stage. Eva Di Cesare – a founding Monkey and masterful creative force – has adapted Abdel-Fattah’s book into a loving, gripping and enlightening production set in Palestine but with emotional reach far beyond its borders.

Please Note: This production includes content some patrons may find distressing including menacing soldiers, gunfire and bombs.

Monkey Baa received funds from Creative Partnerships Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund for this project.

A Monkey Baa Theatre Company production
In association with Riverside Theatres Parramatta
Based on the book by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Adapted for the stage and directed by Eva Di Cesare

Dates 2017
Duration 70 mins
Years 9 - 11

Where the Streets Had a Name

Where the Streets Had a Name

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