Antony and Cleopatra, dir. Yukio Ninagawa (2011), the Sainokuni Shakespeare Company
Performed in Japanese at the Ion Keshōhin Theater Brava, Osaka, 28 October 2011
Performed in Japanese with Korean subtitles at the LG Arts Center, Seoul, 26 November 2011
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This 2009 production of I Am Hamlet was directed by Hani Afifi and stars Mohamad Fahim as Hamlet. Read More
In this 1984 musical comedy, produced for the Festival of Portable Theatre in Rabat, an Arab prince hires a British-trained theater troupe to stage Hamlet to “catch the conscience” of his usurping stepfather/uncle, who has married his mother after his father’s death. A shadowy figure named Abu Fawanees (“Lantern Man”) haunts the proceedings, offering commentary on the role of art in society. Read More
About Othello: Or Who’s Afraid of William Shakespeare: A Collage of Various Shakespearean Texts
El Attar, Ahmed 2006About Othello or Who’s Afraid of William Shakespeare?
Mise en scène : Ahmed el Attar et Nivine el Ibiary
Scénographie : Hussein Baydoun
Vidéo et musique : Hassan Khan
Création lumière : Charlie Aström
Costumes : Sawsan Bou Khaled
Régisseur Général : Alain Wright
Photos : Graham Waite
A crumbling Arab dictatorship (a collage of real states) convenes a government conference amid car bombs in the capital, rebellion in the south, and an international army massed on the borders. The female Arms Dealer sells to all, including Islamist Hamlet and suicide bomber Ophelia as well as Claudius, Gertrude, and Fortinbras. Read More
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.
Cast
Mamadou Bomou, Abdou El Aziz Gueye, Maimouna Doumbia, Momo Ekissi, Marina Ahoui, Seidy Abdoulaye, Kaf Malere, Macodou Mbengue.
