عنوان

Shakespeare on the Arabian Peninsula /

1137584718

9781137584717

113758470X

9781137584700

Shakespeare on the Arabian Peninsula /

[Book]

Katherine Hennessey.

London :

Palgrave Macmillan,

[2018]

1 online resource (xxi, 340 pages)

Global Shakespeares

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : all the perfumes of Arabia -- "Abstract and brief chronicles" : Shakespeare ont he peninsula in the twentieth century -- Sparking debate : Shakespeare int he university classroom -- Challenging segregation : Shakespeare in performance at Gulf Universities -- Negotiating censorship : Shakespeare on tour in the Gulf -- Creating communities : Shakespeare and "new local" theatre in the UAE and Qatar -- Respecting difference : Shakespeare in Oman, Yemen and Saudi Arabia -- Modeling inclusion : Shakespeare in Kuwait -- The peninsula in 2016, the "year of Shakespeare."

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Since the turn of the millennium, the Arabian Peninsula has produced a remarkable series of adaptations of Shakespeare. These include a 2007 production of Much Ado About Nothing, set in Kuwait in 1898; a 2011 performance in Sharjah of Macbeth, set in 9th-century Arabia; a 2013 Yemeni adaptation of The Merchant of Venice, in which the Shylock figure is not Jewish; and Hamlet, Get Out of My Head, a one-man show about an actor's fraught response to the Danish prince, which has been touring the cities of Saudi Arabia since 2014. This groundbreaking study surveys the surprising history of Shakespeare on the Arabian Peninsula, situating the current flourishing of Shakespearean performance and adaptation within the region's complex, cosmopolitan, and rapidly changing socio-political contexts. Through first-hand performance reviews, interviews, and analysis of resources in Arabic and English, this volume brings to light the ways in which local theatremakers, students, and scholars use Shakespeare to address urgent regional issues like authoritarianism, censorship, racial discrimination and gender inequality.

Springer Nature

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Shakespeare on the Arabian Peninsula.

9781137584700

9781137584717

Shakespeare, William,1564-1616-- Appreciation-- Arabian Peninsula.

Shakespeare, William,1564-1616-- Dramatic production.

Shakespeare, William,1564-1616-- Study and teaching-- Arabian Peninsula.

Shakespeare, William,1564-1616.

Art appreciation.

Education.

Theater.

Arabian Peninsula.

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DSB

DSB

LIT024000

Hennessey, Katherine

20200822160009.0

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