Al Harah Theatre Company

We have received a great deal of help in making arrangements for the group to travel from Palestine from Al Harah Theatre Company who are based in Beit Jala in the Bethlehem area. Having helped us identify the young people who will be coming to the Summer School, Nicola from Al Harah accompanied them on a journey this morning from Bethlehem to Ramallah to get their visas to visit the UK from the British Consulate. Everything went well and now that the air tickets are booked as well, the group can look forward to flying to London at the end of this month.

We first met Al Harah when five of us went on a research trip to Israel and Palestine in May 2006 - that's us at their base in Beit Jala in the picture. We met some of them again in April this year when they brought their own play, Born in Bethlehem to York Theatre Royal.

We are very grateful to Marina, Nicola and all at Al Harah for their help.