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 Petrol Station, 2017
Running time, 95 minutes
Performed in English
Co-producers: The Eisenhower Theater at the Kennedy Center,
NYU Gallatin School.
Running time, 95 minutes
Performed in English
Co-producers: The Eisenhower Theater at the Kennedy Center,
NYU Gallatin School.
Drawing inspiration from Sumerian myth, Palestinian refugee literature and Americana iconography around the Gas Station; Petrol Station portrays a modern dystopia of wild, open spaces, where defunct ideologies, desperate migrants and opportunistic traffickers vie for supremacy and the unattainable body of a woman.
This production marks the first time that Al Bassam worked with a cast of actors who all identify as American: an experiment in allegory, further exploring questions of trans-cultural appropriation and identity politics.
This production marks the first time that Al Bassam worked with a cast of actors who all identify as American: an experiment in allegory, further exploring questions of trans-cultural appropriation and identity politics.