TALES OF A CITY BY THE SEA Bakehouse Theatre Company Bakehouse Theatre Drama -- Note this is an archived listing for performances in the year 2016 -- Written By: Samah Sabawi Directed By: Original direction by Lech Mackiewicz; 2016 remount Directed by Wahibe Moussa A unique and poetic journey exploring the lives of ordinary people facing extraordinary challenges in the besieged and war torn Gaza Strip. Jomana, a woman from the Shati refugee camp falls in love with Rami, an American Palestinian doctor Coming to the Bakehouse after a successful season at the La Mama Courthouse in Melbourne, Tales of a City by the Sea is the story of two people who meet and fall in love in the besieged Gaza strip during the bombardment of the winter of 2008. Jomana, a Palestinian woman living in a Gaza refugee camp, falls in love with Rami, an American-born Palestinian doctor who has just arrived on one of the first Free Gaza boats. Their love is met with a relentless string of challenges. Ultimately, Rami must decide between returning to his comfortable life in Texas and staying in Gaza with Jomana. Choosing to stay means leaving his family and career behind for a life ravaged by war, while leaving means not only losing Jomana but also ignoring the plight of the Palestinians. Woven from the actual experiences of people living under occupation, Tales of a City by Sea is about what it means to leave home to create a life in more tolerable conditions, and what it means to stay. It is about relationships between parents who have chosen to leave, and children who want to return. It is about how people in diaspora see their connection to home, and how people at home see them. It is a Palestinian story, but more broadly it is a migrant story. Approx. Running Time: 90 mins (no interval) Suitable for ages: Adults Performance Dates: -- Note this is an archived listing for performances in the year 2016 -- PREVIEW: Wednesday, 8 June 2016 - 8:00pm OPENING NIGHT: Thursday, 9 June 2016 - 8:00pm SEASON CONTINUES: Friday, 10 June 2016 - 8:00pm Saturday, 11 June 2016 - 8:00pm Tuesday, 14 June 2016 - 8:00pm Wednesday, 15 June 2016 - 8:00pm Thursday, 16 June 2016 - 8:00pm Friday, 17 June 2016 - 8:00pm Saturday, 18 June 2016 - 8:00pm MATINEE: Sunday, 12 June 2016 - 3:00pm Venue: Bakehouse Theatre, 255 Angas Street, Adelaide Bookings: -- Note this is an archived listing for performances in the year 2016 -- www.bakehousetheatre.com (Bookings are on-line only - no phone bookings) Tickets may be purchased at the door on the night, subject to availability. Please arrive in plenty of time (foyer doors open 7.30). Latecomers will not be admitted. Pricing: Adults $30, Conc. $25, TREv $25, Grps (6+) $25, School Students $18