Walk, socialize, grab a bite and enjoy Arab storytelling OLIVE JAR جرّة زيتون

Join me in this wonderful event. We meet in Paddington station at 18:30 near the WHSmith. We walk along the canal, grab a bite at The Union Pub and head to St. Mary Magdalene's Church... the performance starts at 20:30. Please be on time if you want to grab a bite before the performance because we will be heading to the Church from the pub at 20:00. If you want to join us directly at St. Mary Magdalene's Church (Grand Junction Rowington Close W2 5TF) where the performance will take place, please arrive there by 20:15
*Ticket price of the performance is included*

### Grand Junction and Shubbak Festival commission a new performance celebrating West London’s Arab communities and the extraordinary stories that ordinary people can tell

The olive tree roots us to our land, on our tables they offer hope as well as food. Like olives, our stories wait, hidden and preserved in their jars, to be shared. Some will be bitter, and others sweet.
Olive Jar holds stories of winding journeys to a new place, of half-remembered memories passed down through the generations, of finding a little bit of home in a big city, and marks what changes and what stays the same. The performance leads the audience into an atmospheric world of empowerment and resistance, where tea, dolma and olives can be shared with new friends.
Live music from Palestinian singer Ruba Shamshoum, harpist Georgie Pope and percussionist Nuno Brito
Performed in English with some parts in Arabic
Directed by Elias Matar

### https://grandjunction.org.uk/product/olive-jar-show-6-july/