Rebels and Patriots
Flabbergast Theatre & Floating Shed
Edinburgh
Pleasance Courtyard
Upstairs
15:00
60 mins
From £10.00
31st Jul - 26th Aug
Israeli-Palestinian co-creation following four friends and how mandatory conscription to the IDF affects them.
One wants to get out, one's a pilot, one was never drafted, one's torn inside.
A raw multilingual, physical portrayal that exposes the consequences army life has on the mental-health of the teenagers enlisted.
It explores themes like protest against war, self-harm and what it means to be Israeli and peace-pursuing; the critical voice for coexistence under the pressures of politically motivated violence.
Who's a rebel? Who's a patriot?
A story of friendship, it's based on the writer's time in the army and exposes the realities modern day soldiers confront daily and the traumatic consequences army life has on the mental health of the teenagers enlisted. It explores themes such as protest against war, toxic masculinity in the armed forces and self-harm, as well as how occupation can manifest itself in an Arab-Israeli body.
It illuminates what it means to be Israeli and peace-pursuing; the critical voice of the young people that want to coexist with their Palestinian neighbours and call for an end to the bloodshed in the region - the awful dichotomy of love for your fellow people under the pressures of politically motivated violence.
Reviews of past work
★★★★ When Burstein and Dalrymple left the Conservatoire they wanted to create a company ‘dedicated to producing original multidisciplinary work involving physical theatre with text-devising at its core’. Passion fits that brief perfectly and stands as a testament to their remarkable talent and creativity. - Broadway baby
★★★★ Passion is a play that will keep you thinking long after you leave this London pub theatre, as much for its important subject matter as for Burstein and Dalrymple’s powerful performances. - Jack The Lad Magazine
★★★★ Dalrymple and Burstein clearly have faith in their work, and it’s not undeserved. Passion is an intelligent piece of theatre that takes its audience on an extraordinary journey in a relatively short space of time. - Theatre Weekly
★★★★ Excellent use of the performance space, notably effective lighting and visual design, and particularly strong work on the moments of physical theatre woven into the storytelling. - The Reviews Hub
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