This year, eight performances are in the running for the Sharjah Theatre Days Awards, which will run until 20 March. There will be fourteen performances from various theatre groups and associations across the country. The opening of the festival coincided with the presentation of the Sharjah Theatre Days Award by the Ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, to Bahraini actor Mohammed Yassin, for the "Sharjah Prize for Arab Theatrical Creativity".
The jury for the 32nd edition of Sharjah Theatre Days was announced with Dr Mashhur Mustafa (Lebanon) as chairman, accompanied by Walid Al Zaabi (UAE), Mohammed Khair Al Rifai (Jordan) and by Adil Hassan and Rasha Abdil Muni'm (Egypt).
On 14 March, a forum entitled "Theatre and the Environment" is planned, with the participation of researchers and playwrights from several Arab countries.