Forging ahead
A week of shows by independent troupes at Al-Tali'a gives Nehad Selaiha hope for the future

In progress: 'To see the world...'
Petra Schneider, 29, is a free- lance German photographer. She is currently studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich with Sean Scully and with Thomas Ruff in Düsseldorf, having studied photography at the Academy of Photo Design earlier...
By Rania Gaafar

Plain Talk
The plays of Ibsen, like those of Chekhov, are part of the English repertoire; as early as 1889 Ibsen's Ghosts was staged in London. Currently two Ibsen plays are on show there: The Master Builder at the Albery Theatre; and Brand at the Theatre Royal in the Haymarket...
By Mursi Saad El-Din

Events predicted
Amal Choucri Catta delights in the season's end

The radio phenomenon
Sherif Iskander Nakhla switches off the television

Photo Caption
Free theatre troupes from around the country are to showcase productions beginning 1 July at Al-Hanager Theatre in the Opera House grounds as part of the Second Independent Light Comedy Festival, a subsection of the Sixth Free Theatre Festival...