Sulayman Al-Bassam THEATRE

In 2002 Sulayman Al-Bassam Theatre was created as the Arabic arm of Zaoum Theatre (formed in 1996): an international grouping of theatre practitioners, musicians and visual artists, dedicated to the production of challenging and innovative theatre.

Led by Kuwaiti writer/director Sulayman Al-Bassam, working alongside mixed groups of British and Arab performers, the company is in itself a celebration of cultural diversity. Its projects, predominantly text-led, vary hugely in scale, style and location with its recurrent themes being an examination of the relationship between the Arab world and the West. They have performed to audiences in the UK and at international festivals across the Middle East, Europe and South East Asia to much acclaim.

Current Production - Richard III - An Arab Tragedy

Tour history:

The Swan Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, 12 performances Febraury 2007

Attiki Society Festival, Pallas Theatre, Athens, Greece, May 2007 (2 performances)

Al Maidan Theatre, Kuwait, January 2008, (3 perfromances)

Damascus Capital of Arab Culture, Dar al Assad Opera House, May, 2008 (4 performanes)

Les Bouffes du Nord, Paris, France, May 2008 (12 performances)

The Holland Festival, Bellevue Theatre, June 2008 Amsterdam, Holland (3 performances)

Future Dates include:

The Kennedy Centre, Arab Festival, Washington DC March 2009
UMS, Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 2009
BAM, New York, June 2009