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In the "Introduction" section, the reader will find a coverage of the 35th Sharjah Theatre Days and a survey of the Dibba Al-Hisn Festival of Two-Person Plays, coinciding with its ninth edition, held from May 21 to 25. The section also includes a report on the Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi Award for Arab Youth Theatre Excellence, recently launched by the Arab Theatre Institute.
The "Readings" section is rich with diverse analyses of the most prominent theatrical productions recently staged in Arab capitals. Rashid Mustafa Bakheet reviews the play "Al-Haribat" (The Runaways) by Tunisian director Wafa Taboubi, a work that won the Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi Award for Best Arab Theatrical Work last January. While Riad Moussa Sakran writes about "Souqra," the latest work by Tunisian director Hatem Derbal, Kamal Chihaoui reviews "The Fourth Man" by Tunisian director Tawfik Jebali. Samer Mohammed Ismail writes about "The Thicket" by Syrian director Hashem Ghazal, and Al-Hussam Mohi El-Din reviews "Our Coffee in the Shelter" by Lebanese director Ziad Habli.
In the "Dialogue" section, the magazine features an extensive interview conducted by Saida Cherif with Moroccan theatre researcher Azzedine Bounit, in which he discusses his beginnings, the most prominent social and cultural influences that shaped his personality, his latest works, and his vision for the current state of theatre in Morocco and the Arab world.
In the "Visions" section, Younes Loulidi writes about the relationship between "Theatre and Science," and Ibrahim Al-Husseini explores "What it means to be a playwright today." In the "Travels" section, Said Karimi recounts his trip to Sharjah in 2014, where he participated in a symposium organized by the Department of Culture entitled "Theatre and Tolerance."
In the "Horizons" section, Emirati director Faisal Al-Darmaki recounts the highlights of his theatrical experience and its future prospects. In "Reviews," Bassem Suleiman writes about the autobiography of Lebanese artist Rafiq Ali Ahmad, published in the book "On the Stage of Life" (Dar Nawfal, 2026).
In the "Letters" section, Sabri Hafez examines the aesthetics and symbolism of the British play "The Documented" by Winsome Pinnock, while Rabah Hawadif highlights the artistic characteristics of the performance piece "Before the Stage" by Algerian director Said Zakaria. Rachid Karim writes about "Night or Day" by Swedish director Anna Takanen, and Bassem Sadek discusses "O People of Trust" by Egyptian director Ahmed Ismail.
The "Follow-ups" section includes an interview with Emirati director Ahmed Al-Ansari, in which he discusses "The Lameness of the Coasts" (written by Salem Al-Hatawi), which he directed in 1999 and considers the work closest to his heart and the most important in his theatrical career. In addition to a collection of reports, interviews and short news items that keep pace with theatrical activity.
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