"Yasser" - promotional video for the theatre production

Promotional video for the theatre production "Yasser" by Studio Dubbelagent.

Fragments from the theatre production 'Yasser' by Abdelkader Benali.

Shakespeare meets the Middle East in a poignant and playful monologue, as a Palestinian actor playing Shylock in the West discovers that no one can cut a pound of flesh without spilling blood.

Performed at the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2008 & Chopin Theatre, Chicago, USA, October-November 2008.

Written by Abdelkader Benali
Translated by Terry Ezra
Performed by William el-Gardi
Directed by Teunkie van der Sluijs

Design by Andy Sinclair-Harris
Lighting design by Esteban Nunez
Costume by Marie-Laure Noguier and Justine Seed

Recorded at the Chopin Theatre, Chicago, USA.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• theatre
• monologue