Director Mohamed Abdalla made his 12-year dream to produce Egypt’s first silent theatrical show a reality on Friday with the premiere of ‘Halawes’ (Hallucinations), a silent adaptation of William Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’, at the al-Hanager Theater. Some of the cast had not been in mime theater before. We merge different aspects of theater schools to present a rich theater experience,” Abdalla said. Among the crew are assistant director Marwa Hassan, executive director Ahmed Reda with decorations designed by Amr Abdullah and lighting by Abu Bakr al-Sharif. I am hoping I could deliver my message to all mime theater artists in Egypt, telling them to continue the road without despair,” the director concluded.

Source: Egypt Independent August 28, 2021 10:41 UTC