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Closing Ceremony and Hosted Show
The Closing Ceremony will celebrate the winners of the competition's nine awards listed down below:
Best Play, Best Direction, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Production and Design, Best New Script, Best Script Adaptation, Special Jury Award, Audience Choice Award, and a guest theatrical performance from the Sultanate of Oman.
This is preceded by a one-hour hosted theatrical performance, offering a glimpse into the diverse artistic voices participating in the contest. These performances reflect the richness of Saudi creativity, engaging audiences through powerful storytelling and the dynamic talent of the artists.
Play Title: Tawq
Cast
Director: Fahad Al-Dosari
Written by Ahmed Al-Bin Hamda
Scenography: Faisal Al-Obaid
Actors: Shihab Al-Shihab, Khaled Al-Huwaidi, Abdulaziz Al-Zayani, Maryam Hussein, Fatima Al-Jishi, Ahmed Al-Dhikrallah
Production Manager: Hamad Al-Muwaijid
Music Design and Implementation: Mohammed Al-Hamad
Lighting Implementation: Abdullah Buqrasin
Administrator: Naif Al-Duailej
Lighting Design: Hamad Al-Muwaijid
Promotional Poster Design: Mohammed Al-Nawwa
About the Play
A contemporary Saudi play that visually and experimentally depicts the state of colleagues stuck in routine and psychological pressure. It tells the story of living in a stifling cycle within their offices and having to confront their internal conflicts, falling into a suppression that they cannot escape.
The play won the Best Show Award in the Contemporary Track at the Second Riyadh Theater Festival, in addition to Best Set Design and Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Tawq is the first Saudi work to be performed in Arabic at the 79th Avignon International Festival and the 2025 Edinburgh Theatre Festival, with support from the Ministry of Culture, represented by the Theater and Performing Arts Authority. The work features award-winning artists from previous editions of the Ithra Short Plays Contest.
