Amir Al-Azraki, Author at The Theatre Times

Decolonizing Iraqi Theatre: Why We Need to Stop Quoting the West

Posted by Amir Al-Azraki | 3rd Aug 2025 | Essay, Iraq, Theatre and Decolonization

Inherited Voices: A Theatre of Borrowed Authority Recently, I’ve found myself drawn to a popular...

The Beginnings of Theatre in Iraq

Posted by Amir Al-Azraki | 31st Dec 2024 | Essay, Iraq, Theatre and Politics

Theatre in Iraq has some deep roots in ancient Mesopotamia, but its formal development was delayed...

Shakespeare In Iraq: An Interview With Dr. Samir Talib

Posted by Amir Al-Azraki | 9th Nov 2024 | Interview, Iraq, Theatre and Politics

Dr. Samir Talib is an Iraqi scholar specializing in Shakespeare and Renaissance studies. He earned...

Representation Of Women In Iraqi Theatre: An Interview With Playwright And Director Dr. Awatif Naeem

Posted by Amir Al-Azraki | 11th Sep 2024 | Interview, Iraq, Theatre and Gender

Awatif Naeem is an award-winning TV and theatre actress, director, playwright, and critic. She...

Shifting the Spotlight: Exploring the Scarcity of Female Voices in Iraqi Theatre

Posted by Amir Al-Azraki | 7th Jan 2024 | Essay, Iraq, Playwriting, Theatre and Gender

Upon the release of Contemporary Plays from Iraq in 2017, my focus shifted to translating works...

Unjust Laughter: Representations of Equity-Deserving Groups in Contemporary Iraqi Comedy

Posted by Amir Al-Azraki | 8th Jan 2023 | Essay, Iraq, Theatre and Politics

Introduction The ongoing unsettling shift of my identity from a “white” Iraqi back home (in Iraq)...

Ali Al-Zaidi: A Playwright Who Lives Through His Characters

Posted by Amir Al-Azraki | 28th Jun 2021 | Interview, Iraq, Playwriting

Based on a recent phone interview with Al-Zaidi, the most prominent Iraqi playwright. Ali Al-Zaidi...

Criticizing Patriarchy and the Status Quo in Iraq: A One-Woman Show

Posted by Amir Al-Azraki | 9th Jun 2019 | Iraq, Review, Theatre and Gender

On May 2nd, 2019, at The Institute of Fine Arts in Basra, Banin Abbas, an Iraqi actor, and...

Acting Out: Theatre Class Where Students Rehearse For Change

Posted by Amir Al-Azraki | 7th Jan 2019 | Canada, Review

The auditorium buzzes with anticipation. It is opening night for a group of students from the...

The Representation of Political Violence in the Plays about Iraq (2003-2011)

Posted by Amir Al-Azraki | 11th May 2017 | Iraq, Theatre and Politics

Introduction [1] Political violence (resistance violence, revolutionary violence, state violence,...

Theatre of the Oppressed in Iraq

Posted by Amir Al-Azraki | 4th Mar 2017 | Applied Theatre, Iraq, Participatory Theatre

Theatre of the Oppressed was originated in the 1970s by a Brazilian theatre practitioner and...

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Amir Al-Azraki

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Decolonizing Iraqi Theatre: Why We Need to Stop Quoting the West

The Beginnings of Theatre in Iraq

Shakespeare In Iraq: An Interview With Dr. Samir Talib

Representation Of Women In Iraqi Theatre: An Interview With Playwright And Director Dr. Awatif Naeem

Shifting the Spotlight: Exploring the Scarcity of Female Voices in Iraqi Theatre

Unjust Laughter: Representations of Equity-Deserving Groups in Contemporary Iraqi Comedy

Ali Al-Zaidi: A Playwright Who Lives Through His Characters

Criticizing Patriarchy and the Status Quo in Iraq: A One-Woman Show

The Representation of Political Violence in the Plays about Iraq (2003-2011)

Theatre of the Oppressed in Iraq

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