Richard II

Synopsis: Video recording of Richard II staged at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre as part of the Globe to Globe season. Performed by the Ashtar company from Ramallah and spoken in Palestinian Arabic. Sami Metwasi is Richard.
Language: Arabic
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: May 2012

Theatre: Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
Theatre company: Ashtar
Production type: Stage Recordings
Historical period: Contemporary
Plays: Richard II
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Complete Works; Globe to Globe season; World Shakespeare Festival 2012

Notes: Scene description in English.
General: The Ashtar Theatre was established in Jerusalem in 1991 by Palestinian actors Edward Muallem and Iman Aoun. They tour the more remote areas of the Palestinian territories to serve audiences unable to reach Ashtar’s main base in Ramallah.
History: The performance played 4 & 5 May 2012
Textual information: Text editor: Gassan Zaqtan
Reviews: Erin Sullivan at http://bloggingshakespeare.com/year-of-shakespeare-richard-ii (accessed 5/2012).

Sami Metwasi	King Richard II
Bayan Shbib	Queen Isabel
Hussein Nakhle	John of Gaunt
Nicola Zreineh	Bolingbroke
Iman Aoun	Duchess of Gloucester
Amer Khalil	Bagot
Edward Muallem	Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
Firas Farah	Duke of Aumerle
George Ibrahim	Edmund of Langley, Duke of York
Ihab Zahdeh	Thomas Mowbray
Iman Aoun	Gardener
Raed Ayasa	Green

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