‘Let Merjane Sleep’ Performance at The Sunflower Theatre

Let Merjane Sleep is a puppet play for children and adults by Karim Dakroub

Prince Merjane, the son of the Sultan, is not able to sleep. To solve his problem, he commands all the women of the kingdom to tell him a bedtime story. Those who fail to make him sleep are sent to prison.

Eventually, all the women are imprisoned because none are able to make him fall asleep; he doesn’t like fairy tales, nor lullabies, nor traditional songs… he has had enough of those and wants to be treated as an adult when he is only 7-years-old.

Enter Scheherazade, the princess of the Thousand and One Nights, who carries him into a story where he will not only be a listener, but also play a crucial role and learn an important lesson. What will happen when Scheherazade’s stories come to an end? Will Merjan finally be able to sleep or will he stay in a hurry to grow up?