National Theatre to present 'Leila min Alf Leila' after Eid Al-Adha

CAIRO – 10 July 2018: Manager of the National Theatre, Youssef Ismail, declared that numerous plays will be presented at the National theatre in Attaba after Eid Al-Adha, most notably "Leila min Alf Leila" (A night of Thousand Nights) starring Egyptian actor, Yehia el-Fakharany.

Among the plays set to be performed after Eid Al-Adha is "Hulagu", written by Farouk Gouida and directed by Galal el-Sharkawy, and "Edhak Lama Temoot" (Laugh until you die), written by Lenin el-Ramly and directed by Essam el-Sayed.

"Edhak Lama Temoot" stars Nabil el-Halafawi, Mahmoud el-Gendy, Salwa Osman, Eman Emam, Tamer el-Kashef, and Zakaria Maarouf.

Ismail explained that "Edhak Lama Timoot' will not be participating in the 11th Egyptian National Theatre Festival because the actors are exhausted after a successful season of performing at the National theatre. Ismail further stressed that it is not possible to use other performers for that purpose as working on the play requires intensive rehearsals for long periods of time.

The Egyptian National Theatre Festival is set to kick off on July 19, 2018, and will run until August 2.

On the other hand, Ismail Mokhtar, head of the Theatre House, said that the Selection Committee formed by the Theatre House is currently selecting suitable plays to participate in the festival.