Inside the Jenin refugee camp, the Freedom Theatre runs a drama school, a film school, and a regular programme of plays. It grew out of the Stone Theatre founded by Arna Mer-Khamis during the First Intifada and has produced some of the most internationally recognised Palestinian theatre of the past two decades, including a celebrated Arabic adaptation of Animal Farm.
The building itself is unremarkable, but it is one of the few places in the camp regularly open to outside visitors. Performances are sporadic — call ahead — but the theatre also runs short tours and welcomes drop-ins during working hours. A small bookshop and café sit at the entrance.