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Monday, May 9, 2022

Egyptian Playwright Rasha Abd Elmonem: A Passion for Theatre by May Selim

Rasha Abd Elmonem — a playwright, independent theatre activist, and head of the training program at the Supreme Council of Culture (CSC) — shared her passion for theatre during the round…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:06PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Plots Behind the Closed Curtains: Naguib Mahfouz’s “Wedding Song” on Cairo Stage by May Selim

Basing his work on Naguib Mahfouz’s 1981 polyphonic novel Afrah Al-Qobba’s Wedding Song, the director Mohamed Youssef El-Mansour adds his touch with an unexpected ending. Afrah Al-Qobba …

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 09:46AM
Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Sequel to 1990s Play “The Kohl Pillow” Explores the Lives of Nubian Women by May Selim

Sabaya Makhadet El-Kohl (The Young Girls of the Kohl Pillow), a play that explores the lives and constraints of women in southern Egypt, is playing in Cairo until Monday. At the small El-Tal…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:37AM

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