Location: The Courtyard Theatre Theatre Type of production: Play Opened: 05 December 2009

Booking until: 30 January 2010

Running time: 2 hrs 35 mins

Director: Dominic Cooke



Synopsis:

A long time ago, in a faraway land there lived a clever young girl called Shahrazad, her sister Dinarzad and their father, who was chief advisor to the king.

Our story begins when the King of their country discovers his wife has been unfaithful to him and she is quickly put to death. Driven to despair by grief, the King pledges from that day forward he will marry for one night only, and in the morning that wife too will be put to death.

Many years and many wives's pass, and our clever shahirazad has a plan. She decides to marry the King and end the curse that has fallen on so many of her countrywomen before her. That night she begins the first of her many wonderful tales... of Ali Baba and the 40 thieves of the Little Beggar... Es-Sindibad... Abu-Hassan and his terrible wind... and many more.