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'This is my story, the story of an Arab woman. It is the story of a lost world...' So opens A World I Loved, the haunting memoir of Wadad Makdisi Cortas, an ordinary woman who lived through and chronicled one of the most tumultuous periods in recent world history. Played out to a backdrop of images from across Wadad's turbulent century, A World I Loved is a poignant elegy for a lost epoch and a vanishing dream. Yet it is also an uplifting meditation on family, memory, homeland and community.T01211458905World Premiere. A staged interpretation with music and readings of Wadad Makdisi Cortas's acclaimed memoirPerformer Vanessa Redgrave (narration). Performer Nadim Sawalha. Performer Mariam Said. Performer Najla Said. Company Brighton Festival Youth Choir. | |
| 12 May 12 | Theatre Royal, Brighton :: V657 listing details L1251000849 |
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