Artless Theatre Tour
This is the remarkable story of Petr Jasek, sentenced to life imprisonment in Sudan, and put in a cell with ISIS fighters. One had taken part in the murder of Egyptian Christians on a Libyan beach. Another had been a bodyguard for Osama bin Laden. Petr would be behind bars for 445 days before being released thanks to God and the prayers of thousands of Christians worldwide.
“Do you know what waterboarding is?” they asked.
“Yes,” I said, “I know what waterboarding is.”
“Well, you don’t know how it feels. We will show you.”
If Prison Walls Could Speak
Artless Theatre Tour
Artless Theatre Company is a Christian ministry who have partnered with Release International to present the gripping drama, If Prison Walls Could Speak.
The production is based on Petr Jasek’s powerful testimony of his experience in jail in Sudan, as told in his book Imprisoned with ISIS (available from our eStore).
If Prison Walls Could Speak has been touring church venues since September 2021 and also featured on the main stage at the Keswick Convention in 2022 and at New Wine United 23. The production recently received a 5-star review in Premier Christianity magazine.
‘Artless Theatre Company have produced a play that is bold, innovative and shocking to the core – not just in the content of the script but also the bold execution of the production values. Their cutting-edge use of audio and visual techniques transport the audience to the very heart of the difficult story they tell.’ Martin Harris, Premier Christianity Magazine
Click the image to watch a short ‘teaser’ video:
If you are interested in hosting a performance in your church please scroll down for more details, or contact Laura at lhayes@releaseinternational.org.
Dates and Venues
We are adding performance dates and venues below as they are confirmed.
2024
Saturday 16th March – St John’s, Buckhurst Hill, Essex
Saturday 13th July – Cedarwood, North Yorkshire
Friday 6th Sept – Fernwood Community Church, Newark, Nottinghamshire
Saturday 7th September – Jubilee Church, Hull
Friday 18th October – Wilmington Community Church, Dartford
Saturday 19th October – Christ Church, Banstead
Friday 8th November – Highgate International Church
You can also check out the Artless Theatre website for venues
We have also produced an A4 poster to publicise the tour. Please click here, or the image on the right, if you would like to download it to advertise the tour in your Church or Home Group.
HOST A PERFORMANCE OF IF PRISON WALLS COULD SPEAK
We are still looking for venues who would be interested in hosting one (or more!) performances of this production. Artless Theatre Company have produced a really helpful ‘Host Information Pack‘ which you can download as a pdf here. This provides answers to questions including:
What do I have to do?
What will it involve?
How much will it cost?
…plus many more.
Please download a Host Information Pack for more information.