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Application 39
Two young IT workers in Gaza hack an Olympic bid as a prank and unexpectedly find themselves holding a winning application.
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The story
Set around a bid for the 2048 Olympics, the play follows two municipal IT workers whose joke becomes a surreal proposition for Gaza’s future. Their supposed victory leads into questions of occupation, bureaucracy and reconstruction, while imagining what it would mean for Gaza to become a place of international gathering rather than siege and destruction. The piece draws on real-life testimony, including accounts from Gaza.
In the room
Satire and absurdity sit alongside the realities of occupation and rebuilding, using an improbable Olympic bid to frame a speculative vision of the future.
Good fit if you like
political satire, speculative futures, bureaucratic absurdity and drama grounded in real testimony.
Details
- From 13 Oct 2026
- Booking until 14 Oct 2026
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