The 16th National Festival of Professional Theatre, to be held from 22 to 31 December in Algiers, will feature 13 plays in competition, as well as a number of other parallel shows. At the close of the Festival, a panel of judges, chaired by actress Fadila Hachemaoui, will award a number of prizes for the best performances, direction, music, set design and acting.
In addition to the performances, there will be lectures and meetings on criticism, directing and stage management, as well as a tribute to the actor Ali Sellali, known as Allalou (1902-1992), led by the academic and theatre critic Ahmed Cheniki.