The Freedom of the City

When the police disrupt a peaceful civil rights protest, three unarmed strangers, a middle-aged mother and two young men, take refuge from the streets and find themselves in the Lord Mayor’s office. As the three settle in, word spreads about its “occupation” and the motley trio are branded as terrorists and their position used to everyone's advantage except their own.

Brian Friel’s hard hitting examination of the nature of power is as relevant as we look at Gaza today as it was during the Troubles of Northern Ireland.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Jericho Arts Centre, 1675 Discovery Street, Vancouver, Canada