A Bilingual Adaptation of Shakespeare's
TROILUS AND CRESSIDA
حب و حرب
A Bilingual Adaptation of Shakespeare's
TROILUS AND CRESSIDA
حب و حرب
The first phase 15 minute bilingual theatre showcase commissioned and previewed at Columbia University Paris Center February 2025, and the 12 minute film version directed by Karim Goury (Winner Best Documetary Dubai Film Festival) are both currently available to tour with accompanying workshops. Adapted and directed by Georgina with Arabic text and translation by Ghareeb Iskander, design and animation by Bissane Al Charif and music by Freddie Waxman. These will present at AUB Beirut and the Hague Mesopotamia Festival later this year, with a full 80 minute production anticipated for Spring 2026 as the first part of a bilingual Shakespeare diptych with Measure for Measure.
Ahmed Zitouni as Troilus
إنَّها لغتُنا، كلماتُنا التي كتبناها، هي ما يتبقَّى عندما يضيعُ كلُّ شيءٍ آخ
FRANCE 24
INTERVIEW WITH GHAREEB ISKANDER
THE MARKAZ REVIEW
https://themarkaz.org/arab-shakespeare/
https://canvasrebel.com/meet-georgina-van-welie/
Christy El Khoury as Cressida
“Give me a lover for each of my tongues”
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director/Adaptation - Georgina Van Welie
Translator - Ghareeb Iskander
Design and Animation - Bissane Al Charif
Video Editing - Mouaiad Roumieh
Music Director - Freddie Waxman
Producer - Mariam Tell
Filming of Showcase - Karim Goury
PERFORMERS
Prologue/Narrator - Georgina Van Welie
Troilus - Ahmed Zitouni
Cressida - Christy El Khoury
Hector - Raymond Hosni
Ulysses - Rami Farah
Raymond Hosni as Hector