Join us at a special London’s Theatre of The East event exploring the significance of ‘women writing women’ – from 18th- century travel writers fiercely responding to representations of ‘The East’, to 21st – century retellings of Johnson’s play Irene, and the landmark events that inspired it. Featuring London’s Theatre of The East contributors, author Saeida Rouass and playwright […]
When Irene premiered at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane in February 1749 it ran for a respectable but underwhelming nine nights. Johnson regarded it as a failure, as did James Boswell, who claimed his friend ‘had not the faculty of producing the impressions of tragedy’. But the time has come to revisit Johnson’s neglected […]
A rare and final opportunity to explore the London’s Theatre of The East exhibition for free at twilight! The London’s Theatre of The East exhibition invites artists, researchers and the public to (re)examine the historical connections of the Middle East and North Africa and London, via the lens of Dr Johnson’s 1749 play, Irene, set […]
Join us for a conversation between the artists featured in our exhibition, London’s Theatre of The East, organised in collaboration with Dr Johnson’s House. Novelist Saeida Rouass, documentary photographer Lena Naassana and textile designer Nour Hage will join academic advisors Professor Jerry Brotton, author of This Orient Isle, and the Donald Hyde Curator of Dr Johnson’s […]
Visit for free to see our exhibition, London’s Theatre of the East. Explore all four floors of Dr Johnson’s House and discuss with our artists (TBC) their varying responses to the theme of London’s links to the Middle East and North Africa over the past 500 years. You can read more about our exhibition here. […]
The Arab British Centre and Dr Johnson’s House, neighbouring organisations based in Gough Square in the City of London, are delighted announce the launch of their collaborative project London’s Theatre of the East. The project invites artists, researchers and the public to (re)examine the historical connections of the Middle East and North Africa and London, via the lens […]
Join us for a very special evening exploring new trends in genre writing in contemporary Arabic fiction, with two prolific writers. Comma Press and the Arab British Centre are proud to present a very special evening exploring new trends in genre writing in contemporary Arabic fiction. Talal Abu Shawish is a Gaza-based author best […]
19 August – 24 August | 6 days | 14 hours Monday 19 August – Friday 23 August, 18:00 – 20:00 Saturday 24 August 12:00 – 16:00 Introduction to Arabic Music is an intensive course run by Taqasim Music School that will introduce the basics of Arabic music. The objective of this course is to […]
Join the Arab British Centre and the Barakat Trust in this special event for the London Festival of Architecture 2019. London designers from the Arab world and working with the Arab world share experiences of melding ideas between the Middle East and Britain – in a quasi-global world, what does it mean to develop a […]
Join The Arab British Centre and The Barakat Trust for a site visit and conversation with Amin Taha, Stirling Prize nominee and founder of Amin Taha + Groupwork studio. The visit will take place at the award-winning 15 Clerkenwell Close. The six-storey stone framed building block located in a historic area of London contains 8 flats as well as the […]