Series of theatrical performances shed lights on gender-themed issues in the Egyptian society as part of ‘The Show Goes On’ programme taking place at Cairo’s Falaki Theater from October 13 until October 22. The program presents three different plays titled Hal El-Dafayer – or Untangled, 45 and Hekayat Khat El Om – or Motherline. Untangled is a comedy, directed by Mohamed Fouad Abdeen and written by Egyptian activist and feminist Sally Zohney. The play highlights stories of discrimination, stereotypes and social issues of the contemporary society. The second play is 45, directed by Nada Sabet and performed by Abeer Soliman. The monodrama takes you into the heart and mind of a 45-year-old woman after surviving a car accident, which allows her to take a look at her life and the choices she made. The Motherline is a storytelling performance by the US-based The Mother Line Story Project, “a storytelling collective and incubator for female expression,” according to the website. Eliza Simpson, founder and co-producer of the Motherline project, said that “the Motherline story project is a platform for women to tell the stories of their mothers and their mothers and their mothers.” “It is an investigation on…
‘The Show Goes On’: Theatrical Performances Feature Stories of Women in Egypt
October 18, 2017
