In Elizabethan England, women were not allowed on the theatre stage, as public exposure was seen as compromising their modesty. Even today, in many parts of the world, theatre remains a murky business for females. Despite the ban being lifted, the reasons are not much different. In the 21st century, in the streets of the Coptic village of Barsha in Middle Egypt, featured in The Brink of Dreams (2024), a group of young women perform street theatre to express their life views and challenge their assigned roles in society. Inevitably, their activities are constantly questioned by those around the…