On our list of must-sees: the thriller "Locked," Leila Jabre Jureidini’s exhibition, the creative duel between Serge Bloch and Chaker Bou Abdalla, and "Hamlet" starring Rifaat Torbey.
With a well-rounded mix of culture, comedy and shopping, your Eid al-Fitr holiday promises to be both enriching and entertaining. And who knows? You might leave with a baobab in hand, a replay of Hamlet in mind and... a newfound fear of SUVs.Theater – “Al-Amir al-Majnoun”: Shakespeare in Beirut style📍 Beryte Theater, from March 27 to 30 at 8:30 p.m. Spend your long weekend rediscovering "Hamlet" — but not as you know it — in "al-Amir al-Majnoun" (The Crazy Prince). In this minimalist adaptation by Gérard Avedissian, the Prince of Denmark is reimagined as a tormented Lebanese hero, brought to life by the legendary Rifaat Torbey. The play starts at the end — (spoiler alert) yes, everyone dies — before unraveling in a psychedelic flashback where Hamlet plays every role.The little extra:• At only 70 minutes without intermission, you will...
With a well-rounded mix of culture, comedy and shopping, your Eid al-Fitr holiday promises to be both enriching and entertaining. And who knows? You might leave with a baobab in hand, a replay of Hamlet in mind and... a newfound fear of SUVs.Theater – “Al-Amir al-Majnoun”: Shakespeare in Beirut style📍 Beryte Theater, from March 27 to 30 at 8:30 p.m. Spend your long weekend rediscovering "Hamlet" — but not as you know it — in "al-Amir al-Majnoun" (The Crazy Prince). In this minimalist adaptation by Gérard Avedissian, the Prince of Denmark is reimagined as a tormented Lebanese hero, brought to life by the legendary Rifaat Torbey. The play starts at the end — (spoiler alert) yes, everyone dies — before unraveling in a psychedelic flashback where Hamlet plays every role.The little extra:• At only 70 minutes without...