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'Rudely Interrupted': Shakespeare and Terrorism.

The article discusses a terrorist attack at a theater in Qatar presenting the theatrical production "Twelfth Night," by William Shakespeare. Omar Ahmed Abdullah Ali, an employee of Qatar Petroleum, drove a car bomb into the theater, killing the play's director Jonathan Adams. The alleged terrorist g...

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Published in:Critical Survey Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 107 - 124
Main Authors: Holderness, Graham, Loughrey, Bryan
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: Berghahn Books 2007
Subjects:
Terrorism
Twelfth Night: Or, What You Will (Play : Shakespeare)
Jund al-Sham (Organization)
Theatrical producers & directors
Adams, Jonathan
Crime victims
21st century (Literary period)
Qatar
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article discusses a terrorist attack at a theater in Qatar presenting the theatrical production "Twelfth Night," by William Shakespeare. Omar Ahmed Abdullah Ali, an employee of Qatar Petroleum, drove a car bomb into the theater, killing the play's director Jonathan Adams. The alleged terrorist group Jund Al-Sham took credit for the bombing. The author suggests the theater company represented a target symbolizing Western and Christian culture.