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Ibn Battuta’s Travels by Seenaryo – Wed 4 Jun

£6.00£12.00

Wed 4 Jun, 19:30

Following the success of our sold-out community performance Olive Jar, we’re partnering with Seenaryo and Shubbak Festival to present a new original theatre show – Ibn Battuta’s Travel – sharing stories from local Arab communities and their diaspora on our stage

Ibn Battuta’s Travels a wide-scale theatre production bringing together communities from across the Arab region and its diaspora to tell a theatre epic in 5 episodes, across 5 countries: Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt and the UK. The first episode of the play will be devised and rehearsed in London, with two performances taking place in June 2025 as part of Shubbak Festival (the UK’s largest festival of contemporary Arab culture).

بعد النجاح الكبير لعرضنا المجتمعي “Olive Jar” الذي نُفذت تذاكره بالكامل، نتعاون مع سيناريو ومهرجان شبّاك لتقديم عرض مسرحي جديد وأصلي – “رحلات ابن بطوطة” – حيث نشارك على خشبتنا قصصًا من المجتمعات العربية المحلية ومن شتاتها

رحلات ابن بطوطة هو إنتاج مسرحي واسع النطاق يجمع مجتمعات من جميع أنحاء المنطقة العربية وشتاتها، ليروي ملحمة مسرحية من ٥ حلقات، عبر ٥ دول: لبنان، الأردن، فلسطين، مصر، والمملكة المتحدة. سيتم ابتكار الحلقة الأولى من المسرحية والتدرّب عليها في لندن، مع عرضين في شهر حزيران ٢٠٢٥ كجزء من مهرجان شبّاك (أكبر مهرجان للثقافة العربية المعاصرة في المملكة المتحدة)

This is a Seenaryo production in partnership with Shubbak Festival and Grand Junction.

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Description

Seenaryo:

Participatory theatre and play can transform an individual’s sense of agency. They gain the power to shape their own narrative and expand what is possible, individually but also through collective action. Working in Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Syria, Seenaryo uses theatre and play to support people to heal, lead and learn. We co-create performances with under-served communities, train future leaders and transform classrooms through play.

Reaching 160,000 children, youth and women since 2015, Seenaryo won the Arts, Culture & Heritage prize at the 2023 UK Charity Awards, received a 2023 Innovation Award from TheirWorld and was one of Expo 2020 Dubai’s 120 Global Innovators.

Shubbak Festival:

Shubbak (meaning ‘window’ in Arabic) supports and celebrates the diversity of Arab and South West Asian & North African (SWANA) artists’ creativity and innovation through its professional, participatory and engagement programmes, national touring and biennial multi-artform festival. Working nationally and internationally, we commission, initiate and develop projects that encourage a wide range of creative approaches in an artist-centred, audience focused process.

Shubbak Festival is Europe’s largest biennial festival of contemporary Arab cultures, bringing new and unexpected voices alongside established artists to London every two years.

Show Information

Date: Wednesday 4 June 2025

Time: 7.30pm

Doors open from 7pm

Running Time:  Approx. 1 hour

Ticket Prices:

£12 Standard Ticket

£6 Concession Ticket – Low Income/Unemployed/Student

If you are still hesitant to buy a ticket because of cost and feel you need to pay under the concession ticket, we would be happy to help so please contact us at info@grandjunction.org.uk or give us a call at 020 7266 8258.

Venue Information

  • Free on-street parking after 6.30pm
  • Lift

Where to find us


Grand Junction at St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Rowington Close, London W2 5TF

By tube: Nearest stations are Royal Oak (Hammersmith & City, Circle) and Warwick Avenue (Bakerloo).

By train: Travel by train to Paddington Station (National Rail services, Elizabeth line, Circle and District, Bakerloo, Hammersmith & City line).

By bus: 18, 27, 28, 46 and 6 buses all stop nearby.

Additional information

Ticket Price

£6 Concession Ticket, £12 Standard Ticket

Event Details

Thank you for booking tickets to 'Ibn Battuta's Travels' on Wednesday 4 June at 7.30pm, at Grand Junction, at St Mary Magdalene's Church. We look forward to seeing you there!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Date: Wednesday 4 June 2025

Time: 7.30pm

Running Time:  Approx. 1 hour

Venue:  Grand Junction at St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Rowington Close, London W2 5TF

Seating: All tickets are unreserved seating, allocated on a first come first served basis. Please arrive early before the concert starts if you have preferred seats.

How to get to us:

By tube: Nearest stations are Royal Oak (Hammersmith & City, Circle) and Warwick Avenue (Bakerloo).

By train: Travel by train to Paddington Station (National Rail services, Elizabeth line, Circle and District, Bakerloo, Hammersmith & City line).

By bus: 18, 27, 28, 46 and 6 buses all stop nearby.

We look forward to welcoming you to our venue and will be in touch closer to the event with further details. In the meantime, stay up-to-date on Grand Junction news and events by signing up for our newsletter, following us on social media @grandjunctionw2 and visiting our website grandjunction.org.uk.

Date: 2025-06-04

Start time: 19:30 GMT

End time: 20:30 GMT

Venue: Grand Junction at St Mary Magdalene's

Phone: 02072668258

Email: info@grandjunction.org.uk