Oman’s Madaq Al Henna scoops up several awards at Egyptian theatre fest
Published: 04:09 PM,Sep 14,2021 | EDITED : 08:09 PM,Sep 14,2021
The play from Mazoon Theatre Troupe, written by Abbas al Hayek and directed by Yousef Al Balushi, has won awards at several international and regional theatre festivals.
Muscat: Oman’s Madaq Al Henna (Henna Pounder) scooped up several awards at the 11th Annual Theatre Without Fund Festival, which was recently concluded at Anfoushi Cultural Palace Theatre, Alexandria, Egypt. Henna Pounder won best play, best director and best costumes alongside numerous other wins.
The play from Mazoon Theatre Troupe, written by Abbas al Hayek and directed by Yousef Al Balushi, has won awards at several international and regional theatre festivals.
Henna Pounder won best director award for Yousef al Balushi, second best supporting actor award for Salat El Siyabim, best costumes award Tariq Kaufan and best music award for Youssef al Harthy.
Performances from Egypt, Oman and Spain scooped the majority of awards. Egyptian plays The Witness and The Wanderer took a significant share of major awards with the first one winning best creative solutions, best scenography and the latter scooping second prize for the best play and best actor in supporting role awards, among other wins.
Spanish production Clowns garnered a total of five awards including best actress in leading role, best music and best light design.
Egyptian plays The Witness and The Wanderer took a significant share of major awards with the first one winning best creative solutions, best scenography and the latter scooping second prize for the best play and best actor in supporting role awards, among other wins.
The Theatre Without Fund Festival was founded by Gamal Yakout, president of the Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre’s 28th edition (December 14-19, 2021). Yakout also presided over the TWFF, and stepped back from this role this year, passing the torch to the festival’s artistic director Ibrahim Al-Forn.
The festival was held on the stages of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina under the auspices of its Arts Centre, as well as at the Lycée El-Horreya theater, the headquarters of the Alexandria Theater Troupe and the Anfoushi Culture Palace Theater.
The festival is supported by Egypt’s Ministry of Culture with logistical support extended by its numerous affiliates – the General Authority for the Cultural Palaces, the Artistic House of Theater, the Cultural Production Affairs Sector – in addition to Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
The play from Mazoon Theatre Troupe, written by Abbas al Hayek and directed by Yousef Al Balushi, has won awards at several international and regional theatre festivals.
Henna Pounder won best director award for Yousef al Balushi, second best supporting actor award for Salat El Siyabim, best costumes award Tariq Kaufan and best music award for Youssef al Harthy.
Performances from Egypt, Oman and Spain scooped the majority of awards. Egyptian plays The Witness and The Wanderer took a significant share of major awards with the first one winning best creative solutions, best scenography and the latter scooping second prize for the best play and best actor in supporting role awards, among other wins.
Spanish production Clowns garnered a total of five awards including best actress in leading role, best music and best light design.
Egyptian plays The Witness and The Wanderer took a significant share of major awards with the first one winning best creative solutions, best scenography and the latter scooping second prize for the best play and best actor in supporting role awards, among other wins.
The Theatre Without Fund Festival was founded by Gamal Yakout, president of the Cairo International Festival for Experimental Theatre’s 28th edition (December 14-19, 2021). Yakout also presided over the TWFF, and stepped back from this role this year, passing the torch to the festival’s artistic director Ibrahim Al-Forn.
The festival was held on the stages of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina under the auspices of its Arts Centre, as well as at the Lycée El-Horreya theater, the headquarters of the Alexandria Theater Troupe and the Anfoushi Culture Palace Theater.
The festival is supported by Egypt’s Ministry of Culture with logistical support extended by its numerous affiliates – the General Authority for the Cultural Palaces, the Artistic House of Theater, the Cultural Production Affairs Sector – in addition to Bibliotheca Alexandrina.