Omar Abusaada & Mohammad Al Attar
While I Was Waiting
Nominated for the ZKB Audience Prize 2016
Nominated for the ZKB Patronage Prize 2016
A young man is beaten up at one of the checkpoints in Damascus and is taken to hospital in a coma. This tragic incident reunites family and friends at his sickbed where they have to face not only the brutal present but also the repressed past. In this Chekov-like drama by Mohammad Al Attar (writer) and Omar Abusaada (director) the hospital room — the grey zone between life and death, the swaying between hope and despair — turns into a metaphor for the current state of Syria.
Theatre
Co-production
Duration
1:40 hrs
Language
Arabic, with German and English surtitles
Post-Performance Talk
FRI 19 August
An inclusive event
Links
SRF Kulturplatz über Abusaada & Al AttarVideo Nomination ZKB Förderpreis
Shows
shows from today- Th 18.08. 19:00 - 20:40 CHF 41.-
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