Doha: The Gulf Theatre Festival for National
Theatre Troupes opens Friday in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, featuring six
productions from GCC countries, including Qatar's "Zhabia" presented
by Al Watan Theatre Troupe. Qatar will also participate in the festival's
accompanying intellectual symposium on contemporary Gulf theatre criticism.
Written and directed by artist and academic
Saad Bourshid of the Community College of Qatar, "Zhabia" will be
staged on November 18. Bourshid told QNA that the play explores the collective
memory of the sea and social life in Qatar and the wider Gulf during the 1920s,
evoking the region's maritime history through stories of pearl diving, sea
voyages, longing and homecoming.
The production revolves around Zhabia, a
character who embodies the strength, loyalty and wisdom of women in Gulf
maritime communities, reflecting their resilience in confronting the hardships
of that era. The cast includes Ahmed Afif, Sarah Al Rouhani, Abdullah Mubarak,
Abdulrahman Al Mansouri, Munther Thani, Bassem Ibrahim and Salman Salem.
Qatar's intellectual contribution will come through a research paper by Dr Marzouq Bashir bin Marzouq titled "Between Impressionism and Critical Methodology: A Study of the Challenges Facing Contemporary Gulf Theatre Criticism." The festival opens with the Emirati production "Fin Chromosome," followed by Bahrain's "Al Zawbah," Saudi Arabia's "Al Sarram," Oman's "The Other Face," Qatar's "Zhabia" and Kuwait's "What Is Not Mine," concluding on November 20 with an awards ceremony.
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