Writing

By Nadav Burstein

By Nadav Burstein & Tom Dalrymple

One is a proud soldier, one wants to get out, one was never drafted and one is torn apart. All are baby boys of war. Rebels and Patriots is an Israeli-Palestinian collaboration that follows four teenage Israelis conscripted into the IDF — exploring the trauma, violence, and moral conflict in the lives of these young people.

After a Critics’ Choice run at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe (The Times, TimeOut, iNews, Jewish Renaissance, The Telegraph) where it received critical acclaim, won a Sit-Up Award Grant for social impact, longlisted for the RSC’s 37 Plays, finalist of the Pleasance Charlie Hartill Reserve and Featured on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row.

With support from Arts Council England and StageOne, it underwent further development and was presented at the Park Theatre in London in January 2026.

An intimate and violent multidisciplinary piece that explores the realities of conversion therapy in the UK and the consequences of intolerance.

Passion was first produced at the Old Joint Stock in Birmingham and then transferred to the Lion & Unicorn Theatre in London where it was awarded an Offcom. Since then it has been translated into Hebrew and had it’s international debut at the HaSimta Theatre in Jaffa. It continues to do crucial work with members of Havruta (חברותא) & The Centre Against Conversion Therapy (המרכז למאבק בהמרה), two organizations committed to promoting LGBTQ+ rights and combating conversion and reparative therapies in Israel.

English • 80 Minutes • 4 Actors

Avaialble in Hebrew Translation

English • 60 Minutes • 3 Actors

Avaialble in Hebrew Translation