Mark Thomas Showtime From The Frontline & dodging cultural and literal bullets in Palestine

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Dodging cultural and literal bullets, Israeli incursions and religion, Mark Thomas and his team set out to run a comedy club for two nights in the Palestinian city of Jenin. Only to find it’s not so simple to celebrate freedom of speech in a place with so little freedom.

Jenin refugee camp, home to Jenin Freedom Theatre and to people with a wealth of stories to tell. Mark tells this story alongside two of its actors and aspiring comics, Faisal Abualheja and Alaa Shehada.  A story about being yourself in a place that wants to put you in a box.

With sell-out shows, non-stop awards, the highest critical acclaim, his own TV and radio shows, numerous documentaries, published books,  Guinness World Records, influencing changes in the law, creating manifestos and exposing arms trade dealers, it’s no wonder that Mark is one of the UK’s most recognised performers and influential activists.

Marks’ book, Liar’s Quartet, is out via September Publishing.

www.markthomasinfo.com / TWITTER: @markthomasinfo

TOUR DATES

JANUARY VENUE BOX OFFICE

Tues 30^th  – HOVE, Old Market 01273 201 800

Weds 31^st  – COLCHESTER, Arts Centre 01206 500900

FEBRUARY

Thurs 1^{st –} READING, South Street 0118 960 6060

Sat 3^rd  – OXFORD, Old Fire Station 01865 263980

Mon 5^th  – GLASTONBURY, Red Brick 01458 899564

Tues 6^th  – EXETER, Phoenix 01392 667080

Thurs 8^th  – NORWICH, Playhouse 01603 598 598

Fri 9^th  – FOLKESTONE, Quarterhouse 01303 760750

Mon 12^th  – BRISTOL, Old Vic 0117 987 7877

Weds 14^th-Sat 17^th  – EDINBURGH, Traverse 0131 228 1404

Weds 21^st  – CARDIFF, Sherman Theatre 029 2064 6900

Thurs 22^nd  – SWANSEA, Volcano Theatre 01792 464790

Fri 23^rd  – OXFORD, North Wall 01865 319450

Mon 26^th – Tues 27^th  – NOTTINGHAM, Lakeside 0115 846 7777

Weds 28^th-Sat 3^rd March   – BIRMINGHAM, MAC 0121 446 3232

MARCH

Tues 6^th  – BELFAST, MAC 028 9023 5053

Thurs 8^th – Sat 10^th  – LIVERPOOL, Playhouse 0151 709 4776

Tues 13^th – Weds 14^th  – SALFORD, Lowry 0843 208 6000

Thurs 15^th –Sat 17^th  – LEEDS, West Yorkshire Playhouse Courtyard Theatre 0113 213 7700

Weds 21^st – Sat 24^th  – GLASGOW, Tron 0141 552 4267

Weds 28^th  – LANCASTER, Dukes 01524 598500

Thurs 29^th-Fri 30^th  – SHEFFIELD, University of Sheffield Drama Studio 0114 2228888

Sat 31^st  – DURHAM, Gala Theatre 0300 026 6600

APRIL

Thurs 5^th – -CANTERBURY, Gulbenkian 01227 769075

Fri 6^th  – MILTON KEYNES, The Stables 01908 280800

Sat 7^th – CAMBRIDGE, Junction 01223 511 511

Tues 10^th-Sat 14^th  – LONDON, Theatre Royal Stratford East 020 8534 0310