Qatari play 'Shoeshiner' wins two awards at Kuwait International Monodrama Festival

Kuwait: The Qatari play The Shoeshiner won two awards at the closing of the eighth edition of the Kuwait International Monodrama Festival. The Qata...

Kuwait: The Qatari play The Shoeshiner won two awards at the closing of the eighth edition of the Kuwait International Monodrama Festival.

The Qatari production received the award for Best Script and the Special Jury Award, while artist Hafez Khalifa received a Certificate of Appreciation for scenography for his work on The Shoeshiner.

The play is written by Dr. Khalid Al Jaber, with dramaturgy by Boukthir Douma, scenography and direction by Hafez Khalifa, and performed by Mohammed Al Abbasi.

Presented in a monodrama format, it depicts the struggles of the contemporary Arab individual amidst political and social transformations, through a single character who narrates an internal conflict rich with multiple voices and meanings, reflecting a state of alienation and futility.

Last night, the curtain fell on the eighth edition of the Kuwait International Monodrama Festival at the stage of the Kuwait National Museum. The festival ran for five days with the participation of Arab and international theatre troupes, under the patronage of the Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs, who also chairs the National Council for Culture, Arts, and Letters.