Theatre

Arab Shakespeare?

Arab Shakespeare?

Georgina Van Welie, co-founder of Sabab theatre, shares her perspective on the "Arab" Shakespeare Trilogy for the first...

7 JUNE 2024 • By Georgina Van Welie
Nothing is Normal, Nothing Is What it Seems (Underground Theatre in Iran After the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement)

Nothing is Normal, Nothing Is What it Seems (Underground Theatre in Iran After the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement)

An interview with an actress performing on stage in Iran without a hijab and who is no longer...

7 JUNE 2024 • By Mehrnaz Daneshvar
Laughing for Change—Activist Theatre Tours Egypt

Laughing for Change—Activist Theatre Tours Egypt

Hara TV3 harnessed interactive theatre and comedy to address gender-based violence and FGM in Egypt writes its founder...

7 JUNE 2024 • By Nada Sabet
Messages from Gaza Now / 5

Messages from Gaza Now / 5

A first-person account reveals the nightmare Gaza has become, where every safe zone is carpet-bombed, shelled, sniped by...

26 FEBRUARY 2024 • By Hossam Madhoun
Messages from Gaza Now / 2

Messages from Gaza Now / 2

Firsthand accounts of the war by Hossam Madhoun, a theatre-maker reporting from the rubble of Gaza.

18 DECEMBER 2023 • By Hossam Madhoun
Messages From Gaza Now

Messages From Gaza Now

A Gazan theatre artist, constantly endangered by the onslaught of Israeli planes, drones and bombs, writes from the...

11 DECEMBER 2023 • By Hossam Madhoun
Hartaqât: Heresies of a World with Policed Borders

Hartaqât: Heresies of a World with Policed Borders

In a mix of theatrical performance, music and visual arts, three voices bear witness to the courage of...

9 OCTOBER 2023 • By Nada Ghosn
Lebanese Thespian Aida Sabra Blossoms in International Career

Lebanese Thespian Aida Sabra Blossoms in International Career

Acclaimed by French critics for her performance in Wajdi Mouawad’s "Mère," Aida Sabra stars in a play on...

9 OCTOBER 2023 • By Nada Ghosn
The Contemporary Literary Scene in Iran

The Contemporary Literary Scene in Iran

Salar Abdoh reports from Tehran on the beauty and complexity of Iranian literature that thrives despite warring factions.

1 OCTOBER 2023 • By Salar Abdoh
World Picks From the Editors, Sept 29—Oct 15, 2023

World Picks From the Editors, Sept 29—Oct 15, 2023

A Markaz Review bi-weekly roundup of our editors' favorite selections from within the global arts and culture scene.

29 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By TMR
Jenin’s Freedom Theatre Survives Another Assault

Jenin’s Freedom Theatre Survives Another Assault

Hadani Ditmars reports on a legendary Palestinian theatre in Jenin that has nine lives and gives hope to...

24 JULY 2023 • By Hadani Ditmars
STAMP ME—a monologue by Yussef El Guindi

STAMP ME—a monologue by Yussef El Guindi

Yussef El Guindi explores an anxious traveler's mind racing with thoughts of what to say as he faces...

2 JULY 2023 • By Yussef El Guindi
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