In the Penal Colony
An adaptation of Kafka's "In the Penal Colony" performed entirely in Arabic. I can see why this wasn't a hot ticket. A pity really as Shiber Hur's production is terrific. In some regards its an un-stagable work, the tension deflating when it should be at its most terrifying, but there is much to praise here.The most impressive aspect to the adaptation is in how it plays with the Islam/Israel element without pointing …