Iraq comedy holds mirror to crisis
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BBC reports on the play Jib al-Malik, Jibu (Bring The King, Bring Him), written by leading Iraqi comedian, actor and playwright Haider Munathir and performed at National Theatre in Baghdad.
"An old man shuffles onto the stage, dressed in torn clothes and a barrel. It's labelled 'Oil', in Arabic and English.
The oil-barrel man says: 'I feel I've lost my life, even though I live here. I don't need politics, I need bread.'
Haider Munathir - who wrote the play, as well as directing it and playing the lead role - explains why he wrote that line.
'Life here has been ruined by politicians. They're paid too much and they solve nothing. Our leaders are political teenagers.' "
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"An old man shuffles onto the stage, dressed in torn clothes and a barrel. It's labelled 'Oil', in Arabic and English.
The oil-barrel man says: 'I feel I've lost my life, even though I live here. I don't need politics, I need bread.'
Haider Munathir - who wrote the play, as well as directing it and playing the lead role - explains why he wrote that line.
'Life here has been ruined by politicians. They're paid too much and they solve nothing. Our leaders are political teenagers.' "
Full article a link...
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