A Knock on the Roof 2025

Opens: 2025
Closing: February 16, 2025

A Knock on the Roof - 2025 Off-Broadway History , Info & More

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New York Theatre Workshop

79 East 4th Street New York, NY 10003

Set the timer. The everyday existence of a mother during a sweltering summer vacation: prepare meals, pack the bag, run the drill, repeat. With a dry wit and the determination of an Olympian, Mariam meticulously practices for the run of her life—the dreaded knock on the roof. Written by and starring Khawla Ibraheem, this unforgettable new play about obsession, survival and everyday life in Gaza is directed by NYTW Usual Suspect and Obie Award winner Oliver Butler (What the Constitution Means to Me).

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'A Knock on the Roof' review — a poignant exploration of daily life under siege

8 / 10

Built on a foundation of obsession, instinct, and dread, A Knock on The Roof unfolds as a relentless monologue, barraging the audience with Mariam’s real-time commentary of everyday life. While this unyielding pace mirrors the terror of the knock, a pause within the text could let the audience absorb its weight fully.

Review: A Knock on the Roof at New York Theatre Workshop

7 / 10

It’s all building to that inevitable moment when the knock will come, when the running will begin. And yet that moment, despite a sickening plot twist, thuddingly effective and faintly manipulative all at once, is not what struck me most deeply in A Knock on the Roof. Rather, it’s the monologue about waiting that I quoted earlier: “Here in Gaza, nothing is yours. You are absolutely looted. The sieged land besieging you. Time feels endless but none of it belongs to you.” It’s the sense of the life Mariam could have–should have–had.

A Knock on the Roof History

Other Productions of A Knock on the Roof

2025	West End	West End
2025	Off-Broadway	NYTW Off-Broadway Premiere Off-Broadway

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