Jumping off from Shakespeare’s tragedy, the Arab Hamlet tradition has produced bitter and hilarious political satire, musical comedy, and farce. This new Segal Center publication samples that tradition with works by Nabyl Lahlou (Ophelia is Not Dead, Morocco, 1968), Mamduh Adwan (Hamlet Wakes Up Late, Syria, 1976), Nader Omran (A Theatre Company Found a Theatre and Theatred “Hamlet”, Jordan, 1984), Jawad al-Assadi (Forget Hamlet, Iraq, 1994), plus an autobiographical sketch by Mahmoud Aboudoma (“Gamlet” is Russian for “Hamlet”, Egypt, 2006). Edited and translated by Marvin Carlson, Margaret Litvin, and Joy Arab. Additional full translation by Khalid Amine, as well as translation contributions by Michael LoCicero and George Potter. – See more at: http://thesegalcenter.org/event/segal-book-celebration-four-arab-hamlet-plays/#sthash.TdeYaOMK.dpuf