Application 39
Bristol Old Vic
King Street · and other venues
Tomorrow · 20:00
About this event
A sharply satirical, future‑facing drama, Application 39 imagines a Gaza risen from ruin, unexpectedly awarded the right to host the 2048 Olympic Games, exactly 100 years after the Nakba. Two young IT workers in the municipality of Gaza hack the bid process for the 2048 Olympics as a prank – and win. Their “victory” becomes a surreal yet pressing journey through occupation, bureaucracy, absurdity, and reconstruction. This stage version draws on real‑life testimonies, including from Gaza itself, to pose a radical question: what if Gaza were no longer rubble and siege – but a site of global gathering, resistance and renewal? Created by Palestinian writer Ahmed Masoud, Application 39 is bold, irreverent, and rooted in lived testimony as well as speculative hope.
Dates & venues
King Street
20:00Tomorrow
18:30Thu 24 Sept
20:00Fri 25 Sept
15:00Sat 26 Sept
20:00Sat 26 Sept
Water Street
19:00Fri 9 Oct
19:00Sat 10 Oct
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