Shakespeare in Afghanistan

Synopsis

Daily current affairs show. This episode focuses on the closed world of women in Afghanistan with the story of a Canadian director, Corinne Jaber, and her staging of Love’s Labour’s Lost in Kabul. Jaber’s challenge was to stage a play in Afghanistan, and to include in her cast Afghan women so crossing a cultural divide and translating Shakespeare to a society so different as Afghanistan.

Series

Our World

Language

English

Country

Canada

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Afghanistan; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); women

Credits

Producer

Sylvene Gilchrist

Contributor

Corinne Jaber; Kelly Crowe

Production Company

Name

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Archive

Name

CBC Broadcasting Centre Archives

Address

205 Wellington Street West
Toronto
Ontario
Canada MSV 3G7