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‘Batman’ theater gunman to go on trial
Cinema/TV

‘Batman’ theater gunman to go on trial

Opening statements will finally begin Monday in the long-awaited trial of James Holmes, the allegedly crazed gunman accused of opening…
Zawya to screen movies by Dawoud Abdel Sayed 17-20 Jan
Cinema/TV

Zawya to screen movies by Dawoud Abdel Sayed 17-20 Jan

Zawya movie theater in Downtown Cairo’s Odeon Cinema will screen a retrospective of prominent Egyptian director Dawoud Abdel Sayed from…
Egyptian Comedian Wahid Seif, 79, dies
Egypt

Egyptian Comedian Wahid Seif, 79, dies

Egyptian Comedian Wahid Seif was buried on Sunday in Alexandria a day after he died in Cairo after suffering a…
‘The World is a Comical Novel’: Man between free will and fate
Books

‘The World is a Comical Novel’: Man between free will and fate

The “Be changed and bring about change” festival, held at downtown Cairo’s Metropolis Theater, presented its final play, "The World…
Yussef El Guindi: Staging the Egyptian-American experience
Art news

Yussef El Guindi: Staging the Egyptian-American experience

Egyptian-American playwright Yussef El Guindi has received one of America’s most prestigious theater awards: a US$25,000 “new play award” from…
Mubarak regime figures remain a Lebanese taboo
Art news

Mubarak regime figures remain a Lebanese taboo

Lebanese censors on Saturday reversed their decision to ban “On the Importance of Being an Arab,” a monodrama by Egyptian…
‘Listen, Abdel Samie’: A superb elucidation of a shrewd novel
Art news

‘Listen, Abdel Samie’: A superb elucidation of a shrewd novel

An old woman suddenly emerges from the audience, calling and wailing over her beloved Abdel Samie. Then, a spotlight lands…
In Cairo, ‘Oscar and the Lady in Pink’ reflects on revolution
Art news

In Cairo, ‘Oscar and the Lady in Pink’ reflects on revolution

“I am 10 years old, I am Oscar,” begins the first letter of this play of letters. “I didn't know…
Living a historical moment in “Time of the Shadow”
Art news

Living a historical moment in “Time of the Shadow”

The world is plunged into darkness. Confusion reigns. Five characters, three men and two women, wander blindly, bumping into one…
Touristic theater makes unfortunate comeback in ‘The Smoking Jacket’
Art news

Touristic theater makes unfortunate comeback in ‘The Smoking Jacket’

The slowdown in the tourism sector since the revolution began had many drawbacks. But one positive outcome critics had hoped…
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