Introduction.- Storytelling in the Islamic Tradition.- Puppet Theatre.- The Persian Passion Play.- European Theatre in the Islamic World.- Islamic School Drama.- Al-Hakim and the Modern Egyptian Theatre.- The Later Twentieth Century in Egypt and Elsewhere.- Challenges of the Twenty-first Century.
Marvin Carlson is Distinguished Professor of Theatre, Comparative Literature and Middle Eastern Studies in the Graduate Center at the City University of New York, USA. He has held several awards throughout his academic career, including the ATHE Career Achievement Award and has written several introductory theatre books, such as Theatre: A Very Short Introduction (2014) and Performance: A Critical Introduction (2003).