Translations
Plays
I translated the short plays 'Ruins' by Jehad Abu Dayya and 'The Cage' by Ali Abu Yassin which were part of the show 'Tomorrow Will be a Palestinian Day', directed by Ahmed Masoud and Micaela Miranda and produced by Bet’n Lev Theatre, the White Kite Collective and PalArt Collective. The show was performed at Theatre 503 (1-6 June 2026). Cast: Ameena Adileh, Gráinnemir Abualrob, Jeries Abu Jaber, Luca Kamleh Chapman, Sama Rantisi, Sami Abu Wardeh, Sara Masry and Sofia Asir.
The Long Shadow of Alois Brunner
By Mudar Alhaggi
Directed by: Omar Elerian
The play was performed at:
Theater an der Ruhr, Germany, December 2023.
Manchester International Theatre Festival, March 2024.
By Mudar Alhaggi
Directed by: Omar Elerian
The play was performed at:
Theater an der Ruhr, Germany, December 2023.
Manchester International Theatre Festival, March 2024.
Chronicles Of A City We Never Knew by Wael Qadour
A reading of the play was performed at the Gate Theatre, Part of the Shubbak Festival 2019.
A reading of the play was performed at the Gate Theatre, Part of the Shubbak Festival 2019.
The Confession by Wael Qadour
Translation commissioned by Catherine Coray, Associate Arts Professor at NYU Abu Dhabi and director/ curator at the LARK Theatre, NYC, USA.
Translation commissioned by Catherine Coray, Associate Arts Professor at NYU Abu Dhabi and director/ curator at the LARK Theatre, NYC, USA.
JOGGING by Hanane Haj Ali
The play was performed around the world including at the Edinburgh fringe, the Gate Theatre, London (part of the Shubbak Festival) and at the Kennedy Centre. Hanane won the 2020 Gilder/Coigney International Theatre Award for it.
The play was performed around the world including at the Edinburgh fringe, the Gate Theatre, London (part of the Shubbak Festival) and at the Kennedy Centre. Hanane won the 2020 Gilder/Coigney International Theatre Award for it.
MRS GHADA'S PAIN THRESHOLD by Abdullah Alkafri
Translation commissioned by Catherine Coray, Associate Arts Professor at NYU Abu Dhabi and director/ curator of hotINK festival at the LARK Theatre, NYC, USA.
The play received a public reading at the hotINK festival 2015 at the LARK theatre. Cast: Heather Raffo, Ryan Shams, Peter Ganim and Angelina Fiordellisi. Director: Daniella Topol.
Translation commissioned by Catherine Coray, Associate Arts Professor at NYU Abu Dhabi and director/ curator of hotINK festival at the LARK Theatre, NYC, USA.
The play received a public reading at the hotINK festival 2015 at the LARK theatre. Cast: Heather Raffo, Ryan Shams, Peter Ganim and Angelina Fiordellisi. Director: Daniella Topol.
VOLUNTARY WORK by Laila Soliman
Directed by Simon Godwin. Presented as part of After the Spring: New Short Plays from the Arab World at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs. 11 & 12 August 2011.
Directed by Simon Godwin. Presented as part of After the Spring: New Short Plays from the Arab World at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs. 11 & 12 August 2011.
603 by Imad Farajin
Directed by Rufus Norris. The reading of the play took place at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs on 14/11/2008. The translation was published by Nick Hern as part of a collection entitled 'Plays from the Arab World'. Edited by Elyse Dodgson.
Cast:
Mosquito - Lee Ross
Boxman - Nathaniel Martello-White
Slap - Tom Fisher
Snake - Matt Smith
Siren - Houda Echouafni
Directed by Rufus Norris. The reading of the play took place at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs on 14/11/2008. The translation was published by Nick Hern as part of a collection entitled 'Plays from the Arab World'. Edited by Elyse Dodgson.
Cast:
Mosquito - Lee Ross
Boxman - Nathaniel Martello-White
Slap - Tom Fisher
Snake - Matt Smith
Siren - Houda Echouafni
