My father made Palestinian theatre an act of resistance

Submitted by Alaa Tartir on Sun, 07/12/2026 - 13:01 One year after his death, I remember Adel Tartir through his final reflections on theatre as a space for confession, provocation and liberation Adel Tartir performs as his character Abu Al-Ajab before an audience of children in Ramallah (Courtesy of Alaa Tartir) Off June 2025. Iranian missiles streak across the sky above Ramallah, intercepted overhead, while the roar of Israeli fighter jets fills the night as they head east to bombard Iran.