Palestine: Peace de Resistance by Sami Abu Wardeh
26 - 27 January 2026
Fresh from winning awards and critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe and in London, Sami Abu Wardeh’s hit show blends resistance, identity, and ‘defiantly goofy’ comedy (★★★★ The Guardian). Can resistance be funny? Come find out.
You can run from resistance, but it will always catch up with you – as Sami Abu Wardeh finds out in his critically acclaimed show, fresh from winning a Bestie Award and Mervyn Stutter’s Spirit of the Fringe at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This is comedy where silliness collides with survival. Expect an open call for mass civil disobedience, equitable distribution of hand puppets, and some of the silliest faces you’ll ever see.
As a Palestinian born in exile, only to be displaced from his country of birth by yet another war, Sami digs deep into his ties to resistance and Palestinian identity. What emerges is bold, playful and utterly original: a show that asks whether resistance can be funny, and answers with laughter.
Funder Credits
Seachtain Saoirse don Phalaistín is presented by Cairde Amharclann na Saoirse in Éirinn (Friends of the Freedom Theatre in Ireland) and is crowd funded by our audience, we are grateful for their generous contributions.
Press Quotes
“The Rockstar Voice of the Palestinian Diaspora.” Alexei Sayle
“Fresh from winning awards and critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe and in London, Sami Abu Wardeh’s hit show blends resistance, identity, and ‘defiantly goofy’ comedy.”★★★★ The Guardian
Production Credits
Written by Sami Abu Wardeh.
Directed by Sam Beale.
Seachtain Saoirse don Phalaistín is presented by Cairde Amharclann na Saoirse in Éirinn (Friends of the Freedom Theatre in Ireland)
26 & 27 January
7:30pm
€20/18
Festival ticket (all 4 events): €65
Space Upstairs
70 minutes, no interval