The Dance of the Scorpions

Abū Dūma, Maḥmūd 1989

Published 1988, performed 1989 and 1991

Author: Maḥmūd Abū Dūma (Egyptian)

Synopsis:

Claudius conspires with Fortinbras in a phony war to extort money from nobles and sideline the largely apolitical Hamlet. But domestic opposition (“Crusaders”) stage a revolution.