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  • Review of ‘Love Omar’: “Arabian night is hardly a stroke of genius”

    Review of ‘Love Omar’: “Arabian night is hardly a stroke of genius”

    I didn’t love him. Or like him. Just like I didn’t love or like this play either. It’s not a bad concept. But it’s a clumsy execution. Very clumsy. To the extent that, if it hadn’t been for the final 20 minutes, I wouldn’t know what the point of this piece is. Nor what it…

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    23 May, 2026
    English contents, Reviews
    Al Nedjari, arab, arabic culture, fringe theatre, Hannah Khalil, Ishia Bennison, Lara Sawalha, lawrence of arabia, love omar, love omar review, off west end, omar sharif, Theatro Technis
  • Review of ‘Statues’: “Carved but not ingrained”

    Review of ‘Statues’: “Carved but not ingrained”

    The Bush Theatre hosts the London premiere of actor and writer Azan Ahmed’s latest play, exploring the trials and tribulations of a second-generation Muslim teacher regarding cultural pride and racial prejudice. Guillermo Nazara shares his views on the show, to let us know if this marble-ous recount proves to have bust a gut. We are…

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    21 October, 2024
    English contents, Reviews
    arab, azan ahmed, bush theatre, drama, esme allman, fringe theatre, islam, israel, jonny khan, muslim, pakistan, palestine, statues

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