ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS

Alf Layla wa-Layla

Commissioned by Luminato, Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity
Dramatised and directed by Tim Supple
Text by Hanan al Shaykh
Produced by Dash Arts

Conceived and directed by Tim Supple, with text by the seminal Lebanese novelist, Hanan al Shaykh.

Written over many years by Arabic writers from tales gathered in India, Persia and across the great Arab Empire, One Thousand and One Nights found their way out of the tea shops and courtyards of the East and into the libraries, bedrooms, theatres and cinemas of the West.

On the way a great many of the stories and a great deal of the truth of the stories have been neglected. This production will unearth the true character of the tales.

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