Clouds on a Mountain Road by Orna Akad produced in association with the Gasyard Development Trust will tour Northern Ireland and Donegal for International Women's Week. The play dramatises the meeting between a famous Palestinian poet, Fadwa Tuqan, and a younger political ex-prisoner and militant, Inshirah Shiti. The role of women in creating political change in the face of great violence is at the heart of the play.
The play in Arabic has been seen in The West Bank, Haifa and Acco in Israel, and at a festival of Arabic Theatre in Morocco. This production in English is produced by Patricia Byrne, directed by Shauna Kelpie and performed by two local highly acclaimed actresses - Carmel McCafferty and Abby Oliveira. The writer, Orna Akad from Tel Aviv, will be present for post performance questions and answers. A rehearsed reading of the play took place in July 2009 and received standing ovations.