“Mrs. Ghada pain’s threshold”
written and directed by Abdullah Alkafri
dramaturgy by Wael Qadour
performed by Mohammad Al-Rashi, Hanan Hajj-Ali, Rim Khattab and Kamel Najmeh
28th to 30th July 2012, at 21.30 at the Theater Dawar Al Shams, at the junction Tayouneh.
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For forty years, Damascus kept on putting frustration in the memory of Ghada, the teenager, the young woman, and the woman. As the days pass by, Ghada feels yet more pain. Her past haunts her present, consumes it each and every moment and turns it into a play! Her toothache leads her to the basement of her building, where the new dental Clinique is. She falls in love with the dentist Anas, a prisoner of his own past. Mrs. Ghada, a woman in her forties, stands on the threshold of love and life. Her past impedes her of, so going on, so she decides to remodel her memory and sweep away the pain that Damascus has accumulated inside her during the years. Will Ghada succeed in her quest? Will she be able to make peace with her past or will her pain-intoxicated memory ignite Damascus’ nights with questions.
This performance is conducted with the support of the Cultural Resource Organization, in partnership with the British Council and the Swedish Institute of Drama at Stockholm (Sweden).