Rabih Mroué Rabih Mroué
How Nancy wished that everything was an April Fool’s joke
[Theatre]
Using irreverence and pretence, Rabih Mroué and his collaborator Lina Saneh create productions which blend theatre, documentary and performance; and their independent stance, expressed keenly and boldly, is not to everyone’s liking in Lebanon. Their most recent show is brimming with fratricidal clashes, and highlights with dark irony the absurdity of the endless conflicts that continue to tear apart the Near and Middle East.
Credits
How Nancy wished that everything was an April fool’s joke
Directed by Rabih Mroué
Text: Fadi Toufic and Rabih Mroué
Stage design and graphics: Samar Maakaroun
Animation: Ghassan Halwani
Gathering of posters and research: Ziena Maasri
With Lina Saneh, Hatem El-Imam, Ziad Antar, Rabih Mroué
Co-produced by the Tokyo International Arts Festival, Ashkal Alwan/Beirout 2007, Temps d'images / La Ferme du Buisson-Scène nationale de
Marne La Vallée and the Festival d’Automne à Paris
With support from the Fondation d’Entreprise CMA CGM and Zaza and Philippe Jabre
Thanks to Service de Coopération et d’Action Culturelle de l'Ambassade de France au Liban
