{"id":120048,"date":"2024-12-21T19:37:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-21T19:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=120048"},"modified":"2024-12-21T19:37:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T19:37:57","slug":"first-theater-performance-in-damascus-after-assads-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/120048\/","title":{"rendered":"First Theater Performance in Damascus After Assad\u2019s Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press)<\/strong> &#8211; Al-Khayyam Theater in Damascus witnessed its first theatrical performance on Saturday following the fall of Bashar al-Assad\u2019s regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The play, titled \u201cThe Refugees\u201d and performed by the Molas brothers, attracted dozens of attendees interested in cultural affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One attendee told North Press, \u201cPreviously, no one would attend plays because they were pointless,\u201d referring to the decline of the theatrical scene under the former regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The performance revolved around two brothers who fled to France as refugees. They struggled to integrate into French society and cope with the hardships of their new lives. Eventually, they considered suicide but were unable to go through with it. One brother remarked, \u201cIf only we were in Syria.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the play, one of the brothers addressed a message to the ousted president Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher, saying, \u201cYou are out, and we are here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) &#8211; Al-Khayyam Theater in Damascus witnessed its first theatrical performance on Saturday following the fall of Bashar al-Assad\u2019s regime. The play, titled \u201cThe Refugees\u201d and performed by the Molas brothers, attracted dozens of attendees interested in cultural affairs. 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