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Abdullah Al-Saadawi

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Abdullah al-Saadawi
Born1948
DiedFebruary 3, 2024(2024-02-03) (aged 75–76)
Occupation(s)actor, director, and playwright
AwardsDirecting Award

Abdullah al-Saadawi (Arabic: عبد الله السعداوي; 1948 – 3 February 2024)[1] was a Bahraini actor, director, and playwright.[2][3][4][5][6]

Al-Saadawi won the Directing Award at the Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre for his production of the play الكمامة (“The Gag”). He was a founding member of several regional theatre companies, including Al-Sawari Theatre in Bahrain, the Al-Sadd Theatre in Qatar, and the Sharjah National Theatre in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

Al-Saadawi's debut in theatre came in the mid-1960s, when his play, الحمار ومصقلة الإعدام (“The Donkey and the Executioner”), was directed by Jamal al-Saqr with some edits by the latter as مؤلف ضاع في نفسه (“A Writer Lost in Himself”). Soon afterwards, he helped the People's Union Theatre produce its first play in his native Muharraq, a production of “Antigone”.

Al-Saadawi died on 3 February 2024, at the age of 76.[7]

Career

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Theater career and filmography
Title Type Role in production Theatre company Year
مؤلف ضاع في نفسه (A Writer Lost in Himself) Play Writer 1964
انتيجون (Antigone) Play Actor People's Union Theatre 1970
بيت ألاشباح (Ghost House) Play Actor Al-Sadd Theatre 1973
خلود (Immortality) Play Actor Al-Sadd Theatre 1974
علتنا فينا (Our Illness is Within Us) Play Actor Al-Sadd Theatre 1974
الفريج (Al Freej) Play Actor Sharjah National Theatre 1975
المشنقة (The Gallows) Play Director Sharjah National Theatre 1978
خبز خبزت إكلة (Bread, I Baked a Meal) Play Director Karzakan Sports Club 1986
سكوريال (Scorial) Play Director Al-Sawari Theatre 1993
الكمامة (The Mask) Play Director Al-Sawari Theatre 1994
الرهائن (Hostages) Play Director Al-Sawari Theatre 1995
ليلة عرس رشدان (Rashdan's Wedding Night) Play Actor Awal Theatre 1997
الكلمة الطيبة (The Good Word) TV series Actor Bahrain TV 1997
الطفل البريء (The Innocent Child) Play Director Al-Sawari Theatre 1999
مواطن طيب (Good Citizen) Play Director Bahrain TV 2003
ابني المتعصب (My Fanatical Son) Play Director Al-Sawari Theatre 2003
الشجرة التي سرقت اوراقها
(The Tree Whose Leaves Were Stolen)
Film Director 2004
غبار (Dust) Film Director 2008
أين الطريق (Where is the road?) TV series Actor Qatar Television 2008
سماء ثانية (A Second Sky) TV series Actor Sabah Pictures 2011

References

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  1. ^ وفاة الفنان البحريني عبد الله السعداوي عن 76 عاماً (in Arabic)
  2. ^ "Abdallah El Saadwe". El Cinema. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  3. ^ "عبدالله السعداوي". Layalina. 8 September 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  4. ^ Al-Khuwailidi, Mirza (9 August 2014). "عبد الله السعداوي.. أجمل غريق في بحر المسرح". Asharq Al-Awsat. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  5. ^ Abdelwahab, Amr (29 July 2014). "عبدالله السعداوي في مكتبته". Al Yaum. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  6. ^ "عبدالله السعداوي.. جندي مجهول في المسرح البحريني". Al-Ittihad (Emirati newspaper). 10 May 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  7. ^ "وفاة الفنان البحريني عبد الله السعداوي عن 76 عاماً". Alkhaleej. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.