By Tom Westcott.
Tripoli, 5 September 2013:
Violent storms tonight put a stop to the second night of an Ibsen play being performed . . .[restrict]in Tripoli.
The sudden storm struck five minutes before the award-winning production of An Enemy of the People was about to start, damaging the tent housing the theatre and forcing organisers – the Arete Foundation for Arts and Culture – to cancel the performance.
“The actors were ready and about to go on when the storm started,” one crew member told the Libya Herald, “it was very strong and very windy so we had to cancel.” He added that, although a small part of the tent collapsed, no-one was injured.
The opening night yesterday was a great success, one volunteer told the Libya Herald. “It was a full house and the audience really enjoyed it,” she said, “it’s an interactive kind of play and is something really different, especially for Libya.”
President of Arete, Khaled Mattawa, said: “last night was fantastic and there was a brilliant audience response.” He added that some people stayed after the end of the play to talk to the actors from Egyptian theatre troupe La Musica.
There will be two more performances of An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, one on Friday 6 September at 8 pm and the last on Saturday 7 September, also at 8 pm. An additional performance is being planned for one of the days, to make up for tonight’s cancelled performance.
Tickets are LD 10 and LD 5 for students. For more information or to reserve seats, phone 095 4676070 [/restrict]
