Banque Al Qalaq

“Bank of Anxiety”

Adapted from Tawfik El Hakim’s “Banque Al Qalaq” by Adham El Sayed

Malak Gabr Theater - Falaki Theater, Cairo

Director: Dina Amin

Costume Designer: Nour Afifi

Scenographer: John Hoey

Composer: Abdelwahab Dayan

Dramaturge: Nour Coptan

The plot follows two friends, Adham and Shaaban, who try to establish a bank that deals with the intangible currency of anxiety, as they deal with clients from all walks of Egyptian life and the contemporary pressures they each deal with. However, their clients begin to mysteriously disappear after they get sent to Mounir Bek’s (their mysterious financial backer) office.