Grey Rock

Grey Rock description

The dreams and desires that capture our imagination are often difficult for others to understand. Palestinian playwright and director Amir Nizar Zuabi, whose play Azza delighted audiences at the 2018 Festival, mines this rich territory in his story of Yusuf – an ordinary man in a present-day village in the West Bank who is driven by an extraordinary dream.

Yusuf is fascinated by the 1969 American moon landing and the way a monumental achievement can act as a beacon of hope for a nation. “Shouldn’t Palestine, the land of prophets, also have a presence on the moon?” Without money or technology, he sets out to build a space shuttle in his shed. When his family and community discover his plan, chaos and hilarity ensue.

Through Zuabi’s concise, poetic language, Grey Rock captures the importance of our everyday relationships, in all their intricacy and intimacy, as well as the power of big dreams. This production is brought to Adelaide by Remote Theater Project and the original five-member cast from Palestine, including internationally renowned actor Khalifa Natour.

A hit at New York’s famed Public Theatre, Grey Rock propels audiences beyond the barriers imposed on our bodies by demonstrating how high the human spirit can fly. It’s a story about the inalienable human right to dream.