Farrah Biography (1926-)
Full name, Abd' Elkader Farrah; born March 28, 1926, in Boghari, Algeria; sonof Brahim and Fatima-Zohra (Missoumi) Farrah; married Simone Pieret (a painter). Addresses: OFFICE--Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon,Warwicks, England.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- March 28, 1926
- Boghari, Algeria
Famous Works
- Credits
- FIRST STAGE WORK--Set designer, Samson et Dalila (opera), Stadschouwberg,Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1953.
- Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK
- Set designer: The Burdies, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.,1966.
- Henry IV, Pirandello Theatre, New York City, 1973.
- Henry IV, Parts I and II, Henry V, all Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, U.K., 1975, then Aldwych Theatre, London, 1976.
- Henry V, Henry VI, Parts I, II, and III, Coriolanus, all Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 1976.
- Mardi Gras, Prince of Wales Theatre, London, 1977, then Aldwych Theatre,1978.
- Carte Blanche, Phoenix Theatre, London, 1976.
- The Passion of Dracula, Queen's Theatre, London, 1978.
- Also set designer for The Cherry Orchard, London, 1961; The Tempest, Stratford-on-Avon, U.K., 1963; Puntila, London, 1965; The Three Sisters, London,1967; Dr. Faustus, Stratford-on-Avon, U.K., 1968; Tiny Alice, London, 1970; Richard III, Stratford-on-Avon, U.K., 1970; Oh Calcutta! London, 1970; The Balcony, London, 1971; The Duchess of Malfi, Stratford-on-Avon, U.K., 1971; Murder in the Cathedral, London, 1972; Richard III, Comedie Francaise, France, 1973; Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, both Stratford-on- Avon, U.K.,1973; A Lesson in Blood and Roses, London, 1973; The Bewitched, The Can Opener, both London, 1974.