Whispers International
Tickets (£13.52) here.
About this Event
Cast (by order of appearance): Bernadette Houdeib, Sany Abdul Baki, Agatha Ezzedine, Bshara Atallah, Nada Abou Farhat, Talal El Jurdi, Nadine Labaki, Georges Khabbaz, with special appearances by Rita Hayek, Badih Abou Chacra, Josyane Boulos and Hagop Der Ghougassian.
Directed By Lina Abiad – Produced by Josyane Boulos (Beirut) and Agatha Ezzedine (London).
100% of the proceeds from Whispers International will go towards a support fund for the theatre community in Lebanon following the blast of August 4th.
Whispers.Hamasat is an online performance consisting of a series of monologues written and donated by talented British writers and performed by well-renowned Lebanese actors.
Rebuilding Beirut’s theatre scene with Whispers International
April 6, 2021 Last updated:
April 6, 2021
In the devastating 2020 explosion, the largest non-nuclear blast in history, all of Beirut’s theatres were destroyed. Whispers International will unite British playwrights with acclaimed Lebanese artists; all the proceeds of this online production will go towards helping the theatres rebuild and supporting emerging Lebanese artists to create art once more. Whispers International, Farah Chaya, courtesy of Taha Shanouha.
Facing a pandemic, a global theatre shutdown and Lebanon’s economic crisis which was only worsened by the explosion, the hardship facing Lebanese artists and producers is unprecedented. Many lost their studios, homes, and belongings. Talented artists are being driven out of the creative industry and out of the country in order to simply survive.
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