Beirut Over The Tree
Lesson Brief
Al Jazeera
Beirut Fawq al-Shajara or Beirut Over The Tree is a satiric play by Lebanese playwright Ziad Itani. The play follows the story of Fouad, who grew up in Beirut, and his relationships with women from different sects and backgrounds that reflect various times in Beirut's history. Itani plays all 21 characters in the play.
Click and Match
- (here) title
- عنوان
- to restore the memory
- إستعادَ الذاكرة ، يستعيد الذاكرة
- to play on
- لَعَبَ على ، يَلْعَب على
- to provoke the audience
- إستفز الحضور، يستفز الحضور
- over the tree
- فوق الشجرة
- period(s)
- حِقْبَة ، حِقَب
- writer and director
- كاتِب ومُخْرِج
- to narrate
- رَوَى ، يَرْوِي
- different periods
- فترات مختلفة
- right up to
- وصولا إلى