by Isabella Hammad
It narrates the story of how a cast of actors from mixed nationalities is going to put on Shakespeare’s play « Hamlet », in classic Arabic, in Ramallah.
This production has to face enormous challenges : the Palestinians’ poor living conditions in the West Bank, the checkpoints, the uncertainty as to when protests might erupt …
With references to the past History of Israël and Palestine, « Hamlet’s » story is transposed in our 21st century in the West Bank.
The questions are :
What is the point of playing » Hamlet » in the West Bank ?
What is the role of theatre ( and Art in general) ?
The book answers : « we can do resistance without going full-on political, without slogans ».
If only it were that simple …
Anne Van Calster , Mai 2024
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