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
The Speaker’s Progress, 2011-12
Running time, 90 minutes
Performed in English and Arabic
Premiere: Brookly Academy of Music, New York, 2012
Running time, 90 minutes
Performed in English and Arabic
Premiere: Brookly Academy of Music, New York, 2012
A forensic reconstruction of Twelfth Night transforms into an unequivocal act of defiance towards the state. Third part of the Arab Shakespeare trilogy. A dark satire on the decades of hopelessness and political inertia that fed recent revolts across the Arab region. The closing volley of the internationally celebrated Arab Shakespeare Triolgy.
Conceived by Georgina Van Welie and Sulayman Al Bassam
Written and Directed by Sulayman Al Bassam
Conceived by Georgina Van Welie and Sulayman Al Bassam
Written and Directed by Sulayman Al Bassam