About this event
An Egyptian production opens the theatre programme
Goodnight, Mother starts the sequence of six plays announced for Jassad’s fourth edition on Tuesday 27 October 2026. The performance begins at 8pm at the Mohammed V National Theatre in Rabat. Directed by Nour Ismail and presented by the Nour theatre troupe, this Egyptian production establishes an intimate, psychological register for the first evening.
The Mohammed V Theatre also lists the festival’s official opening at 7pm. The ceremony precedes the play, but admission arrangements for the two events have not been specified. The official opening and the 8pm theatrical performance should therefore be treated as separate programme entries.
A mother and daughter in a confined domestic space
An apparently ordinary night changes when a daughter calmly tells her mother that she has decided to end her life. Their living room becomes the setting for a confrontation in which buried experiences, wounds and accumulated tensions come to the surface. The dramatic pressure arises both from the immediate crisis and from the difficulty of genuine communication between two people living under the same roof.
The festival’s supplied description presents an expressionist staging combining physical performance with strong visual imagery. The body gives tangible form to loneliness, psychological pressure and inner conflict. The work deals with distressing themes, including suicide and psychological suffering; no official minimum audience age is stated in the available material.
Nour Ismail’s approach to text, movement and image
The festival introduces Nour Ismail as an Egyptian director and dramaturg and the founder of the Nour theatre troupe. Her approach brings together textual work, movement and the composition of stage images. In this production, gesture and physical expression contribute directly to the dramaturgy and to the communication of tension between the characters.
A tightly focused family confrontation creates a framework for exploring isolation and the limits of dialogue. It also connects the evening to a wider interest running through Jassad: the different ways women artists represent human experience through their own directing practices.
Time, venue and admission details
The play is scheduled for Tuesday 27 October 2026 at 8pm at the Mohammed V National Theatre, Avenue Al Mansour Addahbi, Rabat. The official opening is listed for 7pm at the same theatre. Running time, ticket prices, reservations, the exact performance language and any surtitles remain to be confirmed by the organisers.
The following day brings جنازة الأزهار to Al Mansour Theatre and Yo soy gente rara to Bahnini Hall. Use the main festival page and the daily programme pages to compare dates and venues before planning a series of theatre outings.
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- Jassad in Rabat, 29 October 2026: Letters from the Dead Pavilion and Iqtibās
- Jassad in Rabat, 30 October 2026: Dialy by Naïma Zitan
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Programme supplied by the festival. Further information: Jassad · Théâtre Mohammed V.
