Cast Announced for Goats

Ali Barouti, Ishia Bennison, Carlos Chahine, Amir El-Masry, Souad Faress, Amer Hlehel, Ethan Kai, Khalid Laith, Adnan Mustafa, Isabella Nefar, Farshid Rokey and Sirine Saba have been cast in the world premiere of Goats, written by Liwaa Yazji and translated by Katharine Halls. It is directed by Royal Court Associate Director Hamish Pirie. Goats runs in the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs 24 Friday November 2017 – 30 Saturday December 2017 with press performances on 30 Thursday November at 7pm and 1 Friday December at 7pm. Reviews are embargoed until 11.59pm on 1 Friday December.

We will also be engaging a small herd of live Goats for the duration of the run.

Goats is a major new work by Syrian playwright and documentary filmmaker Liwaa Yazji developed as part of the Royal Court’s long term project with writers from Syria and Lebanon supported by the British Council. Royal Court Associate Director Hamish Pirie (Violence & Son, Who Cares, Teh Internet is Serious Business) directs.

With design by Rosie Elnile, video design by Ian William Galloway, lighting by Muaz Al Jubeg, Music Consultants Mark Gergia and Rizan Said, sound design by Tom Gibbons, movement direction by Quang Kien Van and Associate Translator Yasmine Seale.

Goats was staged as a reading in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs as part of Told from the Inside: new plays from Syria and Lebanon in March 2016.

Goats is part of International Playwrights: A Genesis Foundation Project with additional support from the British Council.

For the full press release click here.

For more information and to book tickets visit the show page here.