Sami Abdul-Hamid, one of the most significant directors of the modern Iraqi theatre, died on Sunday, 29 September 2019, at the age of 91. He was born in Samaqah, Iraq, in 1928 and studied theatre in London and the United …
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Issam Mahfouz’s The Dictator presented in New York
Issam Mahfouz’s The Dictator presented in New York Marvin Carlson Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
The Dictator, written in 1969 by Lebanese playwright Issam Mahfouz, has been …
An 1868 Egyptian Helen of Troy play published
An 1868 Egyptian Helen of Troy play published Marvin Carlson Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
The current (October 10 issue of Al-Hayat announces that the first theatrical text …
In Memorium: Fatima Gallaire (1944-2020)
By Laura Chakravarty Box
Fatima Gallaire (née Bourega) was a remarkable woman of letters who has left a prolific body of work: short stories, screenplays, documentaries, novels for adults and children, poems, and over thirty plays for adults and young …
In Memoriam: Lenin El Ramly (1945-2020)
By Girgis Shoukry
Translated by Dalia Basiouny
Lenin El Ramly did not engage with the theatre community’s debates about forms of stage writing, origins of Egyptian theatre, theories, festivals, or even awards. Instead he focused his writing on the Egyptian …
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In Memoriam: Riad Ismat (1947-2020)
By Robert Myers
On May 13 of this year, the theatre, the Arab world and those who care about literature and culture lost a great friend, scholar and brilliant director and playwright, Mohammad Riad Hussein Ismat to the Covid 19 …
Nahda: Five Visions of an Arab Awakening
Nahda: Five Visions of an Arab Awakening Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015) ©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
On the evening of October 12, 2015, the Noor Highlight Reading Series presented a public reading …
Malumat: Resources for Research, Writing/Publishing, Teaching & Performing Arts
Malumat:
Resources for Research, Writing/Publishing, Teaching, & Performing Arts
Compiled by Kate C. Wilson
Arab Stages, Volume 2, Number 1 (Fall 2015)
©2015 by Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Publications
This column lists calls and notices relevant to scholars …
