Shakespeare in the Arab World

On Shakespeare translations, productions, adaptations, spin-offs, and parodies in Arab countries as well as Arab-themed Shakespeare uses elsewhere. Comments and suggestions to arabshakespeare [at] gmail.com.

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Classicism as experiment (Blood Horse)

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Sonali Pahwa sent me her review of the Iraqi Macbeth, performed at the Cairo International Festival of Experimental Theatre this week. She m...
Friday, August 31, 2007

El Attar at CIFET

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The Cairo festival also includes a show called F*** Darwin, Or How I learned to Love Socialism , by Egyptian playwright/director Ahmed El At...

Iraqi Shakespeare at CIFET

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This year's Cairo International Festival of Experimental Theatre will include an Iraqi adaptation of Macbeth. It's called Blood Hors...
Sunday, February 18, 2007

Sulayman in Stratford

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Sulayman al-Bassam outside the Swan Theatre.

(Using) his kingdom for a horse

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Fayez Kazak's Richard rides a pathetic "horse" named Al-Umma. He would ride that Umma into the ground if it would help him sta...

Some photos from Richard III: An Arab Tragedy

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The "vulpine" Fayez Kazak as Richard (Emir Gloucester). "E on drip by day, viagra by night." (Email from Buckingham to t...
Tuesday, January 2, 2007

Syrian ambassador to Pakistan Riad Ismat on directing Shakespeare

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Syrian playwright, cultural bureaucrat, and diplomat Riad Ismat is now Syrian ambassador to Pakistan.  In this capacity he addressed a local...
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