One Thousand And One Nights (2011)
Produced by
Dash Arts
Presented by
The Luminato Festival
Adapter: Hanan al-Shaykh
Director: Tim Supple
Venue
Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Opera Centre
Run
June 7th, 2011 – June 19th, 2011
Synopsis
A startling new theatrical version of an Arabic classic. In Luminato’s most ambitious commission to date, British director Tim Supple unites with acclaimed Lebanese novelist Hanan al-Shaykh to unearth the true character of the One Thousand and One Nights. Written in Arabic from tales gathered in India, Persia, across the great Arab Empire, the One Thousand and One Nights are the mesmerizing stories told by Shahrazad night after night, under sentence of death, to the king Shahrayar who has vowed to marry a virgin every night and kill her in the morning. Erotic, brutal, witty, and poetic, the tales tell of the real and supernatural, love and marriage, power and punishment, rich and poor, and the endless trials and uncertainties of fate. (luminatofestival.com)
Cast
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Saad Al Ghefari
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Shazaman / Dervish / The Third Dervish: The Husband / The Watchman / Slave Sa'ad / Qamar Al Zaman |
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Adila Bendimerad
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Aziza / Lady From The Court / Young Lady / Slave / Princess Budur |
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Said Bey
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Vizier / Merchant / Jaafar / The Donkey / The Chef's Master / The Barber / The Vizier |
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Mohamed Breaka Ali
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Young Aziz / The Son / The Donkey Owner / Young Man / Master Hasan |
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Assaad Bouab
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Sharayar / Merchant / Haroun Al-Rashid / The Executioner |
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Jamal Choukair
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The Jinn / The Hunchback / The Thief / The Lame Young Man / The Herbalist / The Young Man / Baqbouq / The Qadi |
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Ramzi Choukair
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The Porter / The King of China / Hajj Muhammed the Dyer |
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Houda Echouafni
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Shahrazad / The Shopper / The Wife / Hayat |
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Eslam Eissa
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Dervish / The First Dervish, Aziz / The Governor / Chief Eunuch / The Carpenter / Ghanem |
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Ava Farhang
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Dog / The Woman in the Garden / Lady Zubaida / The Demon's Wife / Zumurrud |
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Rachid El Adouani
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The Slave / Rayhan the Slave / The Jewish Doctor / Azraq Blue / The Barber / Guard |
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Ammar Haj Ahmad
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Merchant / Abu Nuwas / The Christian Trader / Shopkeeper / The Wali / Dahnash |
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Hajar Graigaa
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Dunyazad / The Doorkeeper / The Girl / The Doorkeeper / Khatun |
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Falah Ibrahim
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The Fisherman / The Tailor / The Eunuch / The Wali / The King / King Shahraman / The Persian / The Bedouin |
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Tewfik Jallab
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Dervish / The Second Dervish, The Persian Prince / The Chamberlain / The Donkey Owner / Nur Al-Din |
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Fatima Zohra Lahouitar
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Young Woman / The Donkey Owner's Wife / The Judge's Daughter / The Cruel Lady / The Woman / The Duenna / Su'ad |
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Nanda Mohammad
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Narrator / The Mistress of the House / Maimuna |
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Amal Omran
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Narrator / Dog / Aziz's Mother / The Herbalist's Wife / Old Woman / The Jailer / The Persian's Mother |
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Abdelhalim Zreiby
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Jinn / The Father / Masrur the Executioner / The Muslim Chef / The Judge / Emir Shar Al-Tariq / Budur's Father / The Auctioneer / The Governor |
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