Part dream, part reality, The Return is a haunting and visually stunning theatrical experience that transports audiences beyond the limits of time and space. Through magical realism, poetry, music, and powerful storytelling, the play invites us into a world where the dead speak, the living awaken, and even the deepest wounds become a doorway to transformation.
Written and directed by award winning Palestinian writer director Ala’a Al Qaisi, The Return will host two panelists on stage after each performance for Q&A with Al Qaisi.
As war tears through Gaza, a father waits for the clouds to bring his daughters home.
Night after night, Marwan returns to the same place, searching the sky for Rozan and Nagham, convinced that God has promised the return of all martyrs through the clouds. But when the boundary between life and death begins to dissolve, he is drawn into a breathtaking journey where he meets his daughter between this life and the hereafter.
Both intimate and epic, heartbreaking and unexpectedly humorous, The Return asks one of the most urgent questions of our time: how do we remain human in the face of unimaginable loss?
This is a story that will stay with you long after the curtain falls and will provoke serious questions about our life.
A powerful theatrical event not to be missed.
Cast
Rashid Taki as Marwan
Ala’a Al Qaisi as Rozan
Mohammed El Kesm as Aviv and The Man
Ahlam Hijazi as Sarah
Your Visit to BPAC
- M Content warning: Recommended for ages 15+ contains themes of war, grief, trauma and references to violence
- Accessible entrance is on Neill St. Please contact us if you have any specific access requirements.
- There is plenty of free street parking around the venue – we are in a residential area, so please be mindful of our neighbours: Keep driveways clear and please keep noise to a minimum.
- The nearest bus stop is around the corner on Lydiard St, routes 10 or 13
