Nawaf Al-Ali: "Marra Wahed Minoun" has been staged 54 times

The play “Marra Wahed Minoun” continues its successful run on the stage of the Scouts Theatre in Hawalli. It stars Hiba Al-Dari, Osama Al-Muzayyel, Mishari Al-Majbel, Shamlan Al-Majbel, Manal Al-Jarallah, Saleh Al-Filakawi, Shahin Al-Shahin, Meshal Al-Majbel, Rashid Mohammed, and Musab Al-Salem. The play is written by Musab Al-Salem and directed by Mohammed Jamal Al-Shatti.

In a special statement to Al-Anbaa, Nawaaf Al-Ali, the general supervisor of the production, said: “The story of ‘Marra Wahed Minoun’ is the first Kuwaiti ‘live musical comedy,’ offering a unique theatrical blend that combines black comedy, psychological drama, and large-scale, live musical and spectacular tableaux filled with mystery and secrets. The narrative begins in the corridors of the ‘Norse Psychiatric Hospital,’ where Inspector Louai is recruited by the Ministry of Health to investigate serious allegations of administrative corruption and harsh, inhumane treatment practices overseen by the hospital’s director, Dr. Shifa. As he searches for the truth amidst the hospital’s dark rooms, Inspector Louai delves into the worlds and hallucinations of the patients—Hamad, Nabihah, Saad, Fateen, and Al-Ala—whose stories reflect real and painful societal issues. These range from the trauma of love and betrayal, through the cruelty of poverty and greed, to the collapse of dreams caused by reckless ambition, and culminate in issues of divorce and the deprivation of fathers from their children. The patients express their pain and bitter reality through live musical tableaux that break the conventional dramatic narrative barrier, causing events to escalate and the boundaries between reality and imagination to blur, leading the audience to a final twist. The conflicts unfold entirely within Inspector Louai’s own mind; each patient he meets is merely an embodiment of a shocking and unexpected ending. It becomes clear that the hospital, the doctors, and the patients are but illusions stemming from a painful memory and a traumatic event from his personal life that drove him to the brink of madness. Ultimately, the play poses a profound question: Do we create our own madness to escape the harshness of reality?”

Al-Ali concluded his remarks by saying: “Praise be to God, we began our performances during Eid al-Adha, having staged 54 shows so far, and we will reach 60 performances in Kuwait. We also have a Gulf tour scheduled for October, covering Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”