One year after it was ravaged by devastating floods that killed thousands, the Libyan city of Derna is hosting a week-long theatre festival, featuring troupes from Tunisia and Egypt, under the slogand 'Derna is back ... Derna, hope'. "The festival was supposed to take place last year, but we all know what happened in the city of Derna ... However, we insisted that the festival take place this year," explains Nizar al-Aned, the festival's artistic director. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES