“The Sun Thief” by Hashem Hashem

Sunday, October 29, 2023
The Sun Thief – A Theatre Performance by Hashem Hashem 

Mentored by: Omar Abi Azar

Doors open at 5:30 PM and the show starts at 6:30 PM 

Book your tickets on Ihjoz/events/7479 

– Supported by Zoukak Theatre and developed within Kawalis Zoukak – The Mentorship Program –

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The Sun Thief: Zayzafouneh and her partner live in a place somewhere in no particular city. It is a city they both know very well, but it no longer knows itself. Nor does it know them. Zayzafouneh’s partner will go to great lengths to keep her with him. But when the unthinkable happens, everything changes, although it was never the same in the first place. Is love enough to save ourselves and those we love? Is dreaming enough? The questions are big and many, but the room is very small.

Credits:

Writer and Director: Hashem Hashem

Acting & Movement Supervisor: Alexandre Paulikevitch

Actors: AlMahdi Shbat – Salma al-Sheikh – Zayzafouneh

Voice over talents: Amani Hamdan – Fadi al-Haddad – Zannoubia al-Zaher

Technical Director & Light Designer: Ahmad Hafez

Music Producer & Sound Designer: Carol Abi Ghanem

Technical support: Antonella Rizk

Producer: Sahar Khreiss

Poster designer: Nancy Nasereddine

Translator: Joelle Hatem

Special Thanks to: 

• Omar Abi Azar
• Ayman Jouni
• Hussein Ezzo
• Ramzi Janbein
• Sahar Mandour
• Petra Serhal
• Patricia Nammour

Hashem Hashem is a poet, writer and performer based in Beirut. He holds an MA in Gender Studies from SOAS, University of London. His work explores the themes of bodies in transition, the city, and the individual identity vis-à-vis the collective one(s). He has presented his work at Hammana Artist House, Zoukak Theatre, Station, Ashkal Alwan, Mansion and Sursock Museum. Hashem has also participated in festivals abroad, including Mexico City, Kathmandu, Belfast, Brussels, Geneva and Paris.