SABAB Theatre
Sulayman Al Bassam
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Premiered at Journées Théâtrales de Carthage (JTC). Tunis (9 December 2021).
Coming Performances:
• 7,8 June, 2022- Arabisches Theatertreffen , Hannover, Germany.
• 2 July, 2022- Naples Festival, Naples, Italy.
• 27-30 October, 2022 Requiem for Justice Festival Mexico City, Mexico.
Istanbul, London, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, dates tbc soon!
Past performances:
Sulayman Al Bassam, Best text award, Journées théâtrales de Carthage (JTC). Tunis 2021.
Hala Omran, Best actress award, Journées théâtrales de Carthage (JTC). Tunis 2021.
Eric soyer, Best scenography Award, Journées théâtrales de Carthage (JTC). Tunis 2021.
Hala Omran, Best actress award, Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre. Cairo 2021.
Co-producers: Naples International Festival, The Arab Fund for Arts & Culture (AFAC), Dar al Athar al Islamiyyah (DAI), SABAB Theatre.
MUTE: New monologue exploring the unnerving power of silence.
Premiered at Journées Théâtrales de Carthage (JTC). Tunis (9 December 2021).
Coming Performances:
• 7,8 June, 2022- Arabisches Theatertreffen , Hannover, Germany.
• 2 July, 2022- Naples Festival, Naples, Italy.
• 27-30 October, 2022 Requiem for Justice Festival Mexico City, Mexico.
Istanbul, London, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, dates tbc soon!
Past performances:
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Journées théâtrales de Carthage (JTC). Tunis (Le 4ème Art, 9 December 2021).
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Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre. Cairo (Hanager Arts Center, Opera House, 15-16 December 2021).
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Beirut (Al Madina Theatre ,28-30 January 2022).
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Kuwait (Yarmouk Cultural Centre - Dar al Athar al Islamiyyah, 26 March 2022)
Sulayman Al Bassam, Best text award, Journées théâtrales de Carthage (JTC). Tunis 2021.
Hala Omran, Best actress award, Journées théâtrales de Carthage (JTC). Tunis 2021.
Eric soyer, Best scenography Award, Journées théâtrales de Carthage (JTC). Tunis 2021.
Hala Omran, Best actress award, Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre. Cairo 2021.
Co-producers: Naples International Festival, The Arab Fund for Arts & Culture (AFAC), Dar al Athar al Islamiyyah (DAI), SABAB Theatre.
MUTE: New monologue exploring the unnerving power of silence.
Publications:
The Arab Shakespeare Trilogy
Methuen Bloomsbury
UR
Oberon Books
Petrol Station
Oberon Books
The Mirror for Princes (Khalila Wa Dimna)
Oberon Books
Methuen Bloomsbury
UR
Oberon Books
Petrol Station
Oberon Books
The Mirror for Princes (Khalila Wa Dimna)
Oberon Books
Richard III, An Arab Tragedy, 2007-09
Running time, 110 minutes
Performed in English and Arabic
Premiere: Washington DC, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, New York, Kuwait, Damascus, Paris, Amsterdam, Stratford-upon-Avon, Athens.
Running time, 110 minutes
Performed in English and Arabic
Premiere: Washington DC, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, New York, Kuwait, Damascus, Paris, Amsterdam, Stratford-upon-Avon, Athens.
Shakespeare’s text is uprooted from the mediaeval Christian world,
reworked and transplanted into the scorching oil-rich Islamic world of the Gulf
today. The play 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 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. The production is accompanied by a live sound track, with the chants of pearl divers sounding alongside modern sampled sounds, live African melodies and music from the desert areas of the Arabian peninsula.
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. The production is accompanied by a live sound track, with the chants of pearl divers sounding alongside modern sampled sounds, live African melodies and music from the desert areas of the Arabian peninsula.