Cult Video. Theatre as an act of resistance Copy/paste the link below: Copy Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Copy Updated: 01/11/2016 - 11:10 GMT+1 ‘While I was waiting’ by acclaimed Syrian playwright Mohammad Al Attar and director Omar Abusaada tells the story of a young man who ends up in a coma in hospital after being beaten up at a checkpoint Read full article Top stories Now playing Next Theatre as an act of resistance Now playing Next Doha becomes centre of FIFA football action over two months In partnership with Media City Now playing Next France: Over 250 migrants cross Channel to England as calm seas return Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | March 4th, 2026 – Evening Now playing Next Intimate relations: Meet Neanderthal dad and your female human mum Now playing Next Rising goalkeepers set sights on Europe In partnership with MDQ Now playing Next Jubilee joshin: drMáriás political portraits unite in landmark show Now playing Next Iran war death toll nears 1,000 as Trump threatens Spain over stance Now playing Next Virgin Atlantic resumes scheduled Dubai to London flights Now playing Next What are Iranian Shahed drones — and why are they everyone's problem Now playing Next UAE urges US, Israel and Iran to return to the negotiating table Now playing Next Everything has been knocked out in Iran, Trump tells reporters Now playing Next Is the EU being dragged into war? MEPs debate Middle East crisis on The Ring Now playing Next Reverse exodus: Syria opens crossings for return of thousands fleeing strikes on Lebanon Now playing Next QatarEnergy declares force majeure as attacks halt liquid natural gas production Now playing Next Pentagon video shows US torpedo attack on Iranian warship More videos
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