27/08/2026
Introducing the cast of REFUGE, coming to Limerick's Lime Tree Theatre and Dublin's Pavilion Theatre as part of Dublin Theatre Festival next month!
Sabah Qalo plays Zabi in REFUGE by Deirdre Kinahan.
Sabah Qalo was born in Kirkuk, Iraq, in 1995. He came to Germany in 2009, attended high school in Vreden until graduating with his intermediate school leaving certificate, and trained as a hotel manager in Augsburg. At the same time, he spent a year acting with the Junges Team Theater Augsburg and then three years with the theater ensemble e.V.
In 2022, he will complete his acting studies at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts.
In 2021, he received the Germany Scholarship from the HfMDK Frankfurt.
Sabah Qalo has been a member of the acting ensemble at the Mainz State Theater since 2022. In 2025, he brought his solo evening Hakawati – eine Reise (Hakawati – A Journey) to the stage.
REFUGE is our co-production with the Staatstheater Mainz, and was a huge hit recently in Germany. This production has a limited run in Ireland before returning to Germany as part of Ireland’s EU Presidency Culture Programme. It tells the story of longing, love and loss, and the human need to find a place, a home…a refuge.
🗓️24-26 September, Lime Tree Theatre
🗓️30 September - 11 October, Pavilion Theatre
🎟️ Book your tickets now: https://www.fishamble.com/production/refuge/
