66 The Cut
Waterloo
London
SE1 8LZ
020 7922 2922
by Franz Kafka
adapted by Amir Nizar Zuabi
Part of Shubbak: A Window on Contemporary Arab Culture, a festival presented by the Mayor of London, from 4-24 July 2011.
KAFKA'S TERRIFYING AND UNFORGETTABLE CLASSIC RETOLD
★ ★ ★ ★
'An unsettling, vivid 60 minutes of theatre... exquisite.'
Time Out
★ ★ ★ ★
'Delivered pitch-perfectly by Zuabi and his three actors.'
Metro
★ ★ ★ ★
Evening Standard / Financial Times
Far away in a remote prison camp, a man unaware of his crime is about to be strapped into an elaborate execution device. The Executioner shows no mercy but will The Visitor intervene?
After a triumphant run of I Am Yusuf and This is My Brother at the Young Vic last year, director Amir Nizar Zuabi and the ShiberHur Theatre Company return with their latest powerful and provocative production direct from Palestine.
The exceptional cast includes one of Palestine’s most respected actors Makram J. Khoury (Spielberg’s Munich; The West Wing), celebrated actor and playwright Taher Najib and Amer Hlehel, who makes a return to the Young Vic after his acclaimed performance in I Am Yusuf and This Is My Brother.
Performed in Arabic, with English surtitles.
★★★★★ 'An astonishing testament to the power of theatre.'
The Guardian on Zuabi's Alive from Palestine
Direction/adaptation Amir Nizar Zuabi
Design Ashraf Hana
Light design Jackie Shemesh
Technical director Firas Ruby
Amer Hlehel
Makram J. Khoury
Taher Najib
