A laudable production, if uneven in the casting. By which I mean that the character of Miss Abeer was really annoying. Not only was she flat and one-dimensional, but it was as if the writers couldnโt decide whether she was supposed to be comical or not. On the one hand, there were her toad-like features and her ever-present rod. On the other hand, she recited her lines with no emotion. The result was that she wasnโt even endearing, which you need for an annoying character, e.g., Kirk in Gilmore Girls: Annoying, yet comically endearing. So much could have been done with Ms. Abeer, and instead sheโs just a cardboard cutout.
On the other hand, I was impressed with the characters of Dina and Nof. Dina really evolved, from a ditz to a character in her own right, with opinions and her own way of expressing them. Nof had immediate appeal, and though there were times when I couldnโt understand her responses, her character was engaging to the end.
It was also hard for me to understand Rukkayiaโs purpose. She clearly wasnโt going for the same things as her mean-girl friends, Layan and Raina, i.e., boys and clubbingโฆso what was her purpose in the plot? Just to take her down, I suppose. But the problem was that she didnโt even elicit our empathy, so her takedown didnโt have the punch that it should have had.