CAIRO - Fed up of their parents and all the restrictions they impose on them, two girls and their brother decide to rebel by playing a game called ‘The Complete Crime'. Only in their imagination, they kill their parents and try them in court, with the proceedings witnessed by their neighbours. ‘The Killers' Night', a play directed by Tamer Karam, is now running at Salah Abdel-Sabour Hall in el-Taleaa Theatre, Attaba, downtown Cairo. “I wanted to direct this play for two reasons. Firstly, it's tailor-made for this hall, as it has a cast of only three; secondly it's quite apt, considering the political events happening in Egypt nowadays,” says Karam. ‘The Killers' Night', written by Cuban playwright Khosee Terana, stars Mohamed Younis, Marwa Eid and Yasmine Samir. It is one of two plays that kicked off at el-Taleea Theatre last Thursday, the second being ‘A Ticket for Al Tahrir'. An improvisational work produced by the ‘Youth Love Egypt' project, ‘A Ticket for Al Tahrir' is written by a group of young artists and directed by Sameh Bassiouni. The play is inspired by the Revolution, which depended on the group, not on the individual or the leader. ‘A Ticket for Al Tahrir' opens with a revolution in Attaba, with over 60 actors and actresses holding up banners, closely covered by a TV broadcaster and a cameraman. The play, which includes many scenes that really happened in Al Tahrir Square during the 18-day Revolution, stars Samar Allam, Iman Sameh, Mohamed Aziz, Michael Sidhom and others. The two plays run until April 15. ‘The Killers' Night' is playing every night at 8:00 in Salah Abdel-Sabour Hall, while ‘A Ticket for Al Tahrir' is playing every night at 9:00 in the Main Hall of el-Taleea Theatre.
