About this Event
Join Counterpoints Arts on the 9th October at 21Soho for a special event where you'll get to hear from three Palestinian comedians and the team behind Palestine Comedy Club (PalCom) - a comedy production company established in the UK and Palestine by Palestinian stand-up comedian, Alaa Shehada, with assistance from senior lecturer in comedy and solo performance at Middlesex University, Dr. Sam Beale, and film producer, Charlotte Knowles.
The event will start at 4.30pm with a panel discussion and Q&A featuring Palestinian stand-ups Alaa Shehada, Diana Sweity and Hanna Shammas and the PalCom team.
At 7pm, just down the road at Soho Theatre, Alaa, Diana and Hanna will be special guest performers at our latest No Direction Home gig, hosted by Thanyia Moore, with headliner Catherine Bohart.
There is also a gig in Bristol on 10th October
More about PalCom:
Under the leadership of Alaa Shehada, Palestine Comedy Club is working to establish a stand-up comedy circuit across the West Bank providing space and funds for emerging stand-up comedy talent in the region to hone their craft and develop a culture of live comedy performance that is unique to the Palestinian experience.
Palestine Comedy Club’s first show, ‘Balad’ (بلد ) toured to venues in Ramallah, Nablus, Haifa, Nazareth, Jerusalem and Jenin in 2022. Performed by Alaa Shehada, Hanna Shammas, Raed Sheukhi, Diana Sweity, Ebaa Monther and Khalil Al-Batran, ‘Balad’ explores the complexity of Palestinian identity as it is experienced across the entire region, from Hebron to the Golan Heights.
The show received excellent reviews and was described as “laughter in extreme pain, and a turning point towards a different comedy in Palestine.”
PalCom delivers workshops to non-performers including in women’s centres and refugee camps. They have taught in Ramallah, in the Korean Centre, Hebron, at the Ibaa Cultural Centre in Dheishah Camp, Bethlehem, and at the women’s centre in Jenin. They have also held workshops at Nablus Performing Arts and Circus School. These workshops gave local people an opportunity to share personal stories and explore stand-up skills as a form of personal and cultural expression.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
21Soho, 3 - 5 Sutton Row, London, United Kingdom
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