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Tandem National Stage – Salma, My Love

Show · Sunday, November 8 · 19:30 · Douai

322 Place du Barlet

Salma, My Love centers on the life of a wealthy Egyptian family whose fate gradually descends into chaos. An intimate tragedy grappling with the political and moral blind spots of our time. A director and playwright, Ahmed El Attar is one of the voices of contemporary Arabophone theatre who carries forward. Presented at numerous festivals and theatres internationally, his works keenly explore the mechanisms of social and familial domination. In Salma, My Love, an affluent Egyptian family busies itself organizing a strategic marriage with a large family…