Zaman Al-Abriya' (The Age of Innocents)

"The Age of the Innocents” — The Rebel’s Silence Is Louder than the Executioner’s Cry

With a text dripping with pain and a performance pulsing with dignity, The Age of the Innocents is a theatrical production based on a work by the German writer Siegfried Lenz, adapted and directed by Mohammad Haj Hamad.

In a time when truth intertwines with metaphor and innocence is sacrificed on the altars of politics, the play stands on the stage of memory, bearing witness to the struggle of humanity against oppression, and affirming that steadfastness in one’s principles is the highest form of freedom.

In this work, the prison cell is not merely a closed room, but a human laboratory where values melt and the essence of man is tested in the face of the machinery of repression.

The Age of the Innocents is not a traditional play; it is a mirror of reality — where truth is replaced by silence, heroism is assassinated by official or mercenary hands, and the greatest price is still paid by the innocent.

It is a theatrical experience that confronts the self before confronting tyranny, betting on the audience’s awareness and on the power of art to break the walls — not only those surrounding the prison, but those encircling the very idea itself.

Cast:
Imad Al-Saber
Riyad Al-Saber
Fayha' Al-Saber
Madline Saeed
Hakim Miskawi
Mohammad Abu Al-Ruzz
Mohammad Abu Haweila
Anas Al-Jammal
Mohammad Hamed

Scenography:
Khalil Al-Khaled

Directed by:
Mohammad Haj Hamad

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