Abdullah Al-Saadawi

Abdullah al-Saadawi was a Bahraini actor, director, and playwright.
Al-Saadawi won the Directing Award at the Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre for his production of the play الكمامة. 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, was directed by Jamal al-Saqr with some edits by the latter as مؤلف ضاع في نفسه. 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.