Al-Hamlet Summit (Arabic Version)

by
Sulayman Al-Bassam

with Richard Williamson as Lighting & Projection / Video Designer

Venue:

Park Tower Hall, Tokyo

, then touring

Yes

Company:

Zaoum

Director:

Sulayman Al-Bassam

Dates:

10/02/2004 to 30/08/2005

Show type:

Theatre

Designer's notes:

Tour of Japan, Bath, London, Poland, Korea, Iran, Singapore and Denmark with future dates possible

Production photographs

Photograph from Al-Hamlet Summit (Arabic Version) - lighting design by Richard Williamson

Photograph from Al-Hamlet Summit (Arabic Version) - lighting design by Richard Williamson

Photograph from Al-Hamlet Summit (Arabic Version) - lighting design by Richard Williamson

Photograph from Al-Hamlet Summit (Arabic Version) - lighting design by Richard Williamson

Photograph from Al-Hamlet Summit (Arabic Version) - lighting design by Richard Williamson

Photograph from Al-Hamlet Summit (Arabic Version) - lighting design by Richard Williamson

Photograph from Al-Hamlet Summit (Arabic Version) - lighting design by Richard Williamson

Photograph from Al-Hamlet Summit (Arabic Version) - lighting design by Richard Williamson

Photograph from Al-Hamlet Summit (Arabic Version) - lighting design by Richard Williamson

Press quotes

Staged with hypnotic force… an intelligent adaptation, reminiscent of those East European versions during the Cold War
The Independent

This show has three striking features.. Al-Bassam’s astonishing text, which rarely echoes Shakespeare’s words, but takes the story of Hamlet and reworks it in a rich new poetic version… the show uses video and projected images in a seriously effective and disturbing way… its story of Hamlet’s... continue reading
The Scotsman