Balalin Theatre Troupe is a Palestinian theatrical troupe founded by a group of young Palestinians in 1971 by merging two theatrical troupes that emerged in Jerusalem and Ramallah. Among the Troupe's founders are Emile Ashrawi, François Abou Salem, Adel Tartir, Vera Tamari, Nadia and Sameh Abboushi, Majid Almani and Jab al-Zubaidi. The Troupe presented several plays, the first of which was "Qet'at Haya" (A Piece of Life) play and other plays including "Ta' ta Kharfak Ya Sahbi" (Let Me Tell You Something, My Friend), "Al-Atma" (Darkness), "Antoura and Lattouf", "Nashrat Ahwal al-Jaw" (The Weather Forecast), "Onshodat ad-Dam" (The Song of Blood) and "Al-Kanz" (The Treasure). The Troupe continued its activities until 1975 and performed in Jerusalem, Ramallah, Nablus and Bethlehem.

The Balalin Theatre Troupe Collection contains photographs and documents related to the establishment and activity of the Troupe between 1971 and 1975, which show an aspect of the Troupe's activity manifest in the various performances it gave to the audience and the preparation for these performances. As for the documents, they are varied, including the minutes of the meetings of the General and Administrative Assembly of the Troupe, texts of some theatrical performances, advertisements and tickets for the performances presented by the Troupe, some official correspondences issued to and from the Troupe, and newspaper clippings featuring articles about them. The collection also includes some documents belonging to the Troupe's owner, Emile Ashrawi, and some of his theatrical performances with other troupes.