The 'Al-Sitar' association for theatrical creation in El Oued has announced the organisation of the 3rd edition of the International Festival of Women's Monodrama from 6 to 10 November in the wilaya of El Oued, with Palestine as guest of honour.
The festival will be attended by troupes from Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Côte d'Ivoire and other countries, as well as the two Algerian troupes, the Bouderka Association and the Al-Nahda Al-Nailia Cooperative. Palestine will also be present with the Kawalis troupe and their show entitled Nous étions... et sommes toujours (We were... and still are).
These works will be in the running for the event's main prizes (best direction, best scenography, best text, best interpretation and jury prize), and will be assessed by a jury made up of the Algerians Dr. Bachir Ghrib and the actress Fadila Hachmaoui, as well as the artists Khaled Bouzid from Tunisia, Manal Salama from Egypt and Mariam Al-Ghamdi from Saudi Arabia.