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Yasser

by Abdelkader Benali
World tour of monologue about the Arab-Israeli conflict

Yasser presents an encounter between Shakespeare and the Middle East: a Palestinian actor in Europe prepares in his dressing room to go on stage as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. Praised in the British press for its versatile, moving and personal character, this monologue by Dutch-Moroccan author Abdelkader Benali saw its successful Edinburgh Fringe production followed up by runs in London, Chicago and The Hague.

Premiere: August 2008

Arcola Theatre London
Assembly Rooms Edinburgh Fringe
Chopin Theater Chicago
Royal Theatre The Hague
tour August 2008-November 2009

 

press

Critic’s Choice, Pick of the Festival Fringe.

The Times

 

Critic’s Choice.

Chicago Tribune

 

Utterly captivating, pick of the festival.

Fest Magazine 


 

A moving look at real-life drama, sensitive direction.

* * * * Edinburgh Evening News
credits

by
Abdelkader Benali

translator
Terry Ezra

stage design
Andy Sinclair-Harris

lighting design
Esteban Nuñez

costume design
Marie-Laure Noguier
Justine Seed

sound design
Laurence Short

cast

Waleed Elgadi