Ahmed Helmy Returns to Theater in Riyadh Season

Egyptian actor Ahmed Helmy decided to return to the stage after an absence of 21 years.

Saudi Chairman of General Authority for Entertainment Turki Al-Sheikh revealed the details of Helmy's new project, in a video clip he tweeted on Twitter" during which he said, "Ahmed Helmy is not a stranger to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he lived in its land for a while." He will present an international theatrical show in the Riyadh season."

On his part, Helmy also interacted with the video of him with Al-Sheikh and wrote, "God willing, we will all succeed, and we will present a comedy theater show; it will be a new surprise for the brotherly audience, and it will be added to the continuing surprises of the Riyadh season, and thank you very much, Chancellor Turki Al-Sheikh for the kind reception."

It is noteworthy that the last theatrical work presented by Helmy was the show "Hakim Oyoun" produced in 2001, co-starring the late actor Alaa Wali El-Din, and Karim Abdel Aziz, who broke Ahmed Helmy's foot on one of the nights of the show.