Richard III: An Arab Tragedy
The Culture Project/Sulayman Al-Bassam Theatre, directed by Sulayman Al-Bassam.
Following the international success of The Al-Hamlet Summit, the Sulayman Al-Bassam Theatre Company returns to the UK with a new Arabic version of Richard III, specially commissioned for the Complete Works Festival.
Set in the contemporary Arab world, this production of Richard III unfolds within the hothouse, feudal atmosphere of desert palaces in an oil-rich kingdom. In this world of tribal allegiances, family in-fighting and absolute power, the questions of leadership, religion and foreign intervention that are at the heart of Shakespeare's play, take on powerful new meanings in a modern Arab-Islamic context.
The production is a window into the often misunderstood world of the Arabian Gulf in all its richness: its social customs, musical heritage and some of its darker mystical rituals.
Performed in Arabic with English surtitles, with a company of actors from across the Arab World, accompanied by a live Arab musical score.
Richard III - an Arab tragedy runs at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon from 8 - 17 February 2007, for 12 performances only.
Following the international success of The Al-Hamlet Summit, the Sulayman Al-Bassam Theatre Company returns to the UK with a new Arabic version of Richard III, specially commissioned for the Complete Works Festival.
Set in the contemporary Arab world, this production of Richard III unfolds within the hothouse, feudal atmosphere of desert palaces in an oil-rich kingdom. In this world of tribal allegiances, family in-fighting and absolute power, the questions of leadership, religion and foreign intervention that are at the heart of Shakespeare's play, take on powerful new meanings in a modern Arab-Islamic context.
The production is a window into the often misunderstood world of the Arabian Gulf in all its richness: its social customs, musical heritage and some of its darker mystical rituals.
Performed in Arabic with English surtitles, with a company of actors from across the Arab World, accompanied by a live Arab musical score.
Richard III - an Arab tragedy runs at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon from 8 - 17 February 2007, for 12 performances only.
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posted by Mama Fusla at 10:05 PM
10 Comments:
mamafus,
what the dill with your sporadicity?
Thanks for posting about this and best of luck to Al-Bassam for his wonderful work.
If there are performances due in kuwait any time I hope we hear about them ahead of time
Bahraini rants
there is no dill, its the fusla factor: sporadic, irratic, fantastically automatic...
Jewaira
This will never be shown in Kuwait unless privately since its very contraversial, playing on stories of our century which depict political turmoil in the region and the power struggle in the arab world...I would think it might offend more than just a few..
Heard a great review on the play 3al BBC radio.. I loved his Kalila wa Dimna I can't wait to see this one.
this blog detox has gone for too long..
Thanks for the post! i love to be updated on middle-eastern performances!
i saw this play here in Kuwait & enjoyed every moment ..
I think they are going to Syria next week, then Paris ..
GREAT TOUR
Shakespeare sux.
Big time.
thank you
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thank you
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