15 shows in the 34th edition of Sharjah Theatre Days

Opening performance and festival highlights

The 34th session of Sharjah Theatre Days will kick off at the Cultural Palace Theatre with the Tunisian show Al-Bukhara, which won the Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi Award for Best Arab Theatre Show at the Arab Theatre Authority competition in Muscat.

Intellectual Forum and Festival honours

Makhlouf also revealed that the festival will host an intellectual forum titled “Criticism... Memory of Arab Theatre.” This forum will explore the role of criticism in preserving and sustaining Arab theater heritage. Additionally, the festival will celebrate Syrian artist Asaad Fadda for winning the Sharjah Award for Arab Theatre Creativity and honour Emirati artist Maryam Sultan as the “Honoured Local Personality” for this edition.