In this play by Liwaa Yazji, there are six live goats representing the animals handed out by Syrian authorities to families who have lost loved ones in the civil war. A goat for every martyr: the bitterly funny play about the surreal cost of Syria's civil war Read moreYazji starts with a highly effective scene. A local politician pays fulsome tribute to the TV cameras about the martyred heroes who have died in the battle against “armed terrorists”. There are bursts of clarity, as when the politician asks the teacher: “Has anyone ever told the truth? But the play is like a mosaic in which the glittering individual pieces obscure the big picture.

Source: The Guardian December 01, 2017 23:48 UTC