66 Minutes in Damascus - Shoreditch Town Hall
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2013-05-20
Commissioned by London International Festival of Theatre and presented in association with Shoreditch Town HallThe artist who brought improvised theatre to the streets of Beirut during the political turmoil of 2008, Lebanese film-maker and theatre director...
Commissioned by London International Festival of Theatre and presented in association with Shoreditch Town HallThe artist who brought improvised theatre to the streets of Beirut during the political turmoil of 2008, Lebanese film-maker and theatre director Lucien Bourjeily, now brings the Syrian revolution disturbingly close to London in his new work 66 Minutes in Damascus.Inspired by the descriptions of Syrian detention centres from foreign journalists and local activists arbitrarily incarcerated by the autocratic regime, 66 Minutes in Damascus puts the audience in the place of a group of tourists who visit the Syrian capital, only to be arrested by the Syrian secret service. Trapped in a web of intrigue and fear, the audience becomes similarly entangled in the strands of immersive, site-specific, interactive theatre which Bourjeily has woven together throughout his career.Though located in the dark heart of one of the Middle East’s most bloody regimes, 66 Minutes in Damascus also reflects the reality of life under autocratic governments across the world.
Show Details
| Running dates | from Jun 19 2012 to Jun 24 2012 |
| Theatre | Shoreditch Town Hall |
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| Cheapest ticket | £15 |
| Most expensive ticket | £15 |
| Fiona Mountford (Evening Standard) | Full Review | |
| Dominic Maxwell (The Times) | Full Review | |
| Lyn Gardner (The Guardian) | Full Review | |
| Sarah Hemming (Financial Times) | Full Review |
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Overview, Cast and Creatives
| Genre | Drama | |
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| Commissioned by London International Festival of Theatre and presented in association with Shoreditch Town Hall The artist who brought improvised theatre to the streets of Beirut during the political turmoil of 2008, Lebanese film-maker and theatre director Lucien Bourjeily, now brings the Syrian revolution disturbingly close to London in his new work 66 Minutes in Damascus. Inspired by the descriptions of Syrian detention centres from foreign journalists and local activists arbitrarily incarcerated by the autocratic regime, 66 Minutes in Damascus puts the audience in the place of a group of tourists who visit the Syrian capital, only to be arrested by the Syrian secret service. Trapped in a web of intrigue and fear, the audience becomes similarly entangled in the strands of immersive, site-specific, interactive theatre which Bourjeily has woven together throughout his career. Though located in the dark heart of one of the Middle East’s most bloody regimes, 66 Minutes in Damascus also reflects the reality of life under autocratic governments across the world. |
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| Director | Lucien Bourjeily | |