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Some of the most exciting voices from the Arab world, Iran and beyond are featured in these titles, which respond to an extraordinary time in the region’s history through plays now available in English translation.<\/h5>\n
Here are our top 12 picks.<\/h5>\n

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TMR<\/h4>\n

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\"New<\/a>
New Iranian Plays<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

New Iranian Plays<\/i>, introduced by Nazanin Sahamizadeh, 2022<\/h4>\n
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This collection features modern stage plays from Iranian writers, mostly women, with a spectrum of themes, from modern relationships to migration, revolution and the effects of war in modern Iran. The plays provide insight into a country that is often misunderstood. Plays and playwrights include\u00a0Home<\/i>\u00a0by Naghmeh Samini,\u00a0A Moment of Silence<\/i>\u00a0by Mohammad Yaghoubi;\u00a0Dogs and my Mother\u2019s Bones<\/i>\u00a0by Mojgan Khaleghi;\u00a0Isfahan Blues<\/i>\u00a0by Torange Yeghiazarian;\u00a0Shame<\/i>\u00a0by Sholeh Wolpe; and\u00a0Manus<\/i>\u00a0by Nazanin Sahamizadeh, Leila Hekmatnia & Keyvan Sarreshteh, translated by Siavash Maghsoudi, based on Kurdish journalist Behrouz Boochani\u2019s testimonies.<\/p>\n

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\"Theatre<\/a>
Theatre in the Middle East<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Theatre in the Middle East: Between Performance and Politics<\/em>, edited by Babak Rahimi, Anthem Press<\/a>, 2020<\/h4>\n

The collected essays from noteworthy dramatists and scholars in this book represent new ways of understanding theatre in the Middle East not as geographical but transcultural spaces of performance. What distinguishes this book from previous works is that it offers new analysis on a range of theatrical practices across a region, by and large, ignored for its dramatic traditions and histories, and it does so by emphasizing diverse performances in changing socio-political contexts.<\/p>\n

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\"Stories<\/a>
Stories Under Occupation<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Stories Under Occupation, and Other Plays from Palestine<\/em>, edited by Samer Al-Saber and Gary M. English, University of Chicago Press<\/a>, 2020<\/h4>\n

Palestinian theatre today is drawing increasing interest throughout the Arab world and beyond, as theatres and universities in the English-speaking world are becoming familiar with companies like the Freedom Theatre, Al-Kasaba Theatre, Ashtar, Al-Rowwad, Yes Theatre, Al-Harah, and the Palestinian National Theatre.<\/p>\n

This volume presents contemporary plays from a number of Palestinian theatres in English offering a rare look into the dynamic life of contemporary Palestinian theatre. The works gathered here arise directly from the physical and psychological realities of the occupation, combining activism and critical self-inquiry. The anthology represents both the micro-political geography and theatrical institutions of Palestine, covering the West Bank from the farthest north to the farthest south, the Galilee, Gaza, and Jerusalem. What emerges is the range of contemporary Palestinian national identity as expressed in the content, styles, and institutions of its theatre.<\/p>\n

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\"The<\/a>
The Selected Works of Yussef El Guindi<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Selected Works of Yussef El Guindi<\/em>, edited by Michael Malek Najjar, Bloomsbury<\/a>, 2019<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A prolific playwright in the US, Egyptian-American playwright Yussef El Guindi often explores the immigrant experience. Addressing the personal, political, and social encounters of those trying to adapt to new Western countries and cultures, his plays are conceived and shaped with intelligence, sensibility, and humor.<\/p>\n

This collection brings together works that span his career, from his first major play,\u00a0Back of the Throat<\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>to his boldly topical\u00a0Threesome.\u00a0<\/em>Throughout, he delves into the\u00a0 issues commonly experienced by Arab immigrants in the US such as Arabophobia, Islamophobia, media orientalism, and the complexity of bi-cultural identity.<\/p>\n

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\"Sentence<\/a>
Sentence to Hope<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sentence to Hope: A Sa’dallah Wannous Reader <\/em>by Sa\u2019dallah Wannous, translated from Arabic by Robert Myers and Nada Saab, Yale University Press<\/a>, 2019<\/h4>\n

Sa\u2018dallah Wannous<\/a> is acknowledged to be one of the Arab world\u2019s most significant playwrights, writers, and intellectuals of the 20th century. This is the first major English\u2011language collection that brings together his most significant plays and essays. Selections include the groundbreaking 1969 play An Evening\u2019s Entertainment for the Fifth of June<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 a scathing indictment of the duplicity of Arab leaders during the 1967 War, as well as Wannous\u2019s most celebrated play, Rituals of Signs and Transformations,<\/em>\u00a0a bold treatment of homosexuality, prostitution, clerical corruption, and the quest for female liberation. In addition to his work as a playwright, Wannous, like Brecht, was an astute theatrical and cultural critic, and his essays, some of which are included here, offer shrewd diagnoses of the ills of Arab society and the essential role of theatre in ameliorating them.<\/p>\n

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\"Stories<\/a>
Stories from the Rains of Love and Death<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Stories from the Rains of Love and Death: Four Plays from Iran<\/em>, By Bahram Bevza\u2019ie, and Mohammad Rahmanian, translated by Soheil Parsa, Peter Farbridge and Brian Quirt, Nick Hern Books<\/a>, 2017<\/h4>\n

The four plays include Aurash<\/em> and The Death of a King<\/em> by Bahram Beyza’ie, Stories from the Rains of Love and Death<\/em>\u00a0by Abas Na’lbandian and Interrogation<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>by Mohammad Rahmanian, are controversial plays from Iran\u2019s leading dramatists translated into English for the first time. Stories from the Rains of Love and Death<\/em>\u00a0is a quintet of interrelated one-act plays written in 1977.\u00a0Aurash<\/em>\u00a0is a Persian myth dating back over one thousand years.\u00a0The Death of the King<\/em>\u00a0is a retelling of Persian history.\u00a0Interrogation<\/em>\u00a0tells a timeless truth: nothing enduring can be built on violence.<\/p>\n

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\"Divided<\/a>
Divided World: Plays of Occupation and Dispossession<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Divided World: Plays of Occupation and Dispossession<\/em>, edited by Kenneth Pikering, Arts Canteen<\/a>, 2017<\/h4>\n

The repercussions of centuries of interference by Imperial powers in the affairs of the Middle East are with us every day; yet we seem to learn nothing from history. Divided World<\/em> brings together the work of\u00a0Hannah Khalil,\u00a0Kate Al Hadid,\u00a0and\u00a0Hassan Abdulrazzak\u00a0\u2013 passionate and award-winning playwrights with their roots in the Middle East, who, like Hamlet\u2019s \u2018players\u2019 are the \u2018\u2018abstract and brief chronicles of the time,\u2019\u2019 clinically exposing the realities of lives lived under illegal occupation or in the shadow and aftermath of conflict, exploitation and destruction.<\/p>\n

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\"Contemporary<\/a>
Contemporary Plays from Iraq<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Contemporary Plays from Iraq<\/em>, edited by A. Al-Azraki and James Al-Shamma, Bloomsbury<\/a>, 2017<\/h4>\n

A collection of Middle Eastern drama with works from both established and emerging male and female playwrights. This volume offers current Iraqi perspectives on a war and occupation that have significantly impacted the Middle East and the rest of the world. Dealing exclusively with contemporary plays originating from Iraq, this anthology gives under-studied Arabic political theatre the attention it deserves and provides a general introduction that sets the plays within their cultural and historical contexts. The plays are introduced by the playwrights themselves, enhancing each piece for the reader’s enjoyment and understanding.<\/p>\n

The plays included in this volume are:\u00a0The Takeover<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Hoshang Waziri;\u00a0A Cradle<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Abdul-Kareem Al-Ameri;\u00a0Ishtar in Baghdad<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Rasha Fadhil;\u00a0Summer Rain<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Abdel-Nabi Al-Zaidi;\u00a0Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Monadhil Daoud Albayati;\u00a0Me, Torture, and Your Love<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Awatif Naeem;\u00a0A Strange Bird on Our Roof<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Abdul Razaq Al-Rubai;\u00a0Cartoon Dreams<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Kareem Sheghaidil;\u00a0The Widow<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0A. Al-Azraki.<\/p>\n

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\"Inside_Outside<\/a>
Inside\/Outside: Six Plays from Palestine<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Inside\/Outside: Six Plays from Palestine and the Diaspora<\/em><\/a>, edited by\u00a0Naomi Wallace<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Ismail Khalidi, 2015<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
When published, Inside\/Out<\/em> was the first collection of its kind. This anthology of Palestinian plays showcases the experimentalism and diversity of theatrical works by writers living in Palestine and the diaspora. It brings together work by six dynamic Palestinian playwrights in plays on Palestinian history and culture written with irreverence, humor and, above all, an electrifying creativity. The playwrights include Abdelfattah Abusrour, Imad Farajin, Ismail Khalidi, Hannah Khalil, Betty Shamieh and Dalia Taha.<\/div>\n
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\"Four<\/a>
Four Arab American Plays<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Four Arab American Plays<\/em>: Works by Leila Buck, Jamil Khoury, Yussef El Guindi, and Lameece Issaq and Jacob Kade<\/em>, edited by Michael Malek Najjar, McFarland,<\/a> 2013<\/h4>\n

This is the first published collection of plays by contemporary Arab American playwrights. Based on true stories from her life as the daughter of a Lebanese mother and American diplomat father, Leila Buck’s\u00a0ISite<\/em>\u00a0invites the audience on an intimate journey in search of identity, home, and the space in between. Jamil Khoury’s drama\u00a0Precious Stones<\/em>\u00a0boldly examines the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the “safe” yet turbulent terrain of the American Diaspora. Yussef El Guindi’s\u00a0Our Enemies: Lively Scenes of Love and Combat<\/em>\u00a0is a darkly humorous and sensual look at identity, media-representation, love, and lust in the Arab American community. In Lameece Issaq and Jacob Kader’s\u00a0Food and Fadwa<\/em>, a Palestinian family living under occupation fights to hold onto their culture and traditions while still celebrating love, joy, and hope. A preface by Arab American scholar Michael Malek Najjar and a new essay titled “Towards an Arab American Theatre Movement” by artistic director Jamil Khoury concludes the book by offering a valuable expression of Arab American life and theatre in the United States.<\/p>\n

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\"Plays<\/a>
Plays from the Arab World<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Plays from the Arab World<\/em>, edited by Elyse Dodgson, Nick Hern Books<\/a>, \u00a02010<\/h4>\n

A collection of five extraordinary plays exploring and reflecting contemporary life across the Near East and North Africa. They include Withdrawal<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Mohammad Al Attar (Syria), 603<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>by Imad Farajin (Palestine), Damage<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>by Kamal Khalladi (Morocco), The House<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>by Arz\u00e9 Khodr (Lebanon), and Egyptian Products<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by Laila Soliman (Egypt).<\/p>\n

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\"Short<\/a>
Short Arabic Plays<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Short Arabic Plays<\/em> by Salma Khadra Jayyusi, Interlink Publishing<\/a>, 2002<\/h4>\n

The essence of this collection is its sheer variety. The subject matter ranges from the horrors of a political prison camp to the comic tribulations of furtive lovers trapped in a minefield, from historical fable to the world of official bureaucracy. Dramatic treatments range from the conventional to the highly experimental, some using surreal techniques- now disturbing, now hilariously amusing. Many of the plays use humor or pungent satire to address distinctively Arab issues and problems, whether these have their source outside or inside the Arab world itself. The collection gives a valuable insight into a fast-changing and increasingly distinctive area of modern Arabic literature.<\/p>\n

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