‘Between the River and the Sea’ is a heartfelt plea for ‘telling unheard stories’ and for listening. An invitation to embrace complexity and to experience the story of a life that cannot settle on a single side.
‘The complexity I have lived with all my life has led me to be alone with my position. If I’m already alone with it, why not be alone in front of an audience too?’
Yousef Sweid, born in Haifa, is a Palestinian-Israeli actor – a man who grew up between two worlds and has always grappled with their complexity. In his play, Sweid explores his life amidst different cultures, narratives and realities – different versions of the truth. In doing so, he weaves personal anecdotes with political reflection – from humorous stories about life in Berlin to flashbacks to his childhood as an Arab child in a Christian family attending a Jewish nursery. He attempts to understand how he finds his way in a world where he always finds himself ‘in between’.
- Starring: Yousef Sweid
- Music: Thomas Moked Blum
- Dramaturgy: Murat Dikenci
- Dramaturgical collaboration: Irina Szodruch
- Lighting: Erich Schneider
- Taken over from the Maxim Gorki Theatre
In English with German surtitles
Additional information
Dates
October 2026
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