Richard III: An Arab Tragedy

Synopsis: A video recording of the Sulayman al-Bassam Theatre’s production of Richard III with Fayez Kazak as King Richard. The production was commissioned for the Complete Works Festival at Stratford-upon-Avon. Adapted and directed by Sulayman Al-Bassam.
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 11 Jun 2000
Duration: 115 mins

Theatre: Harvey Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY
Theatre company: Sulayman al-Bassam Theatre
Production type: Stage Recordings
Historical period: Contemporary
Plays: Richard III
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Complete Works Festival (Stratford upon Avon 2006-7)

Notes: Performed in Arabic with English surtitles directed by Wafa’a Al-Fraheen.
History: The production first played at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon 8-17 February 2007 as part of the Complete Works Festival. This staging was videotaped by the Royal Shakespeare Company and is catalogued separately on this database.
Textual information: Arabic translation by Mehdi Al-Sayigh.
Reviews: Holderness, Graham. "Arab Shakespeare: Sulayman Al-Bassam’s The Al-Hamlet Summit."
Cultura, lenguaje y representación/Culture, Language, and Representation 4 (2007): 141-50.

Nicolas Daniel	King Edward IV
Amal Omran	Prince Edward (Prince of Wales)
Jassim al-Nabham	Emir Clarence (George, Duke of Clarence)
Amal Omran	Queen Margaret
Bashar Abdullah	Emir Rivers (Lord Rivers)
Bashar Abdullah	Emir Grey (Lord Grey)
Carole Abboud	Queen Elizabeth
Christopher Harvey	Earl of Richmond
Fayez Kazak	Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard
Jassim al-Nabham	Emir Stanley (Stanley, Earl of Derby)
Maritez Julapang	Maid
Nadine Joma’a	Mistress Shore
Nadine Joma’a	Lady Anne
Nicolas Daniel	Hastings
Nicolas Daniel	Lord Mayor of London
Nicolas Daniel	Sir William Catesby
Raymond Hosni	Palace Advisor (Duke of Buckingham)
Sulayman al-Bassam	Ambassador

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