Veteran Egyptian actress and TV presenter Esaad Younis' upcoming play "SS Hanem" is set to be staged from November 7 to December 11, within the activities of the 5th edition of the Riyadh Season in Saudi Arabia.
The cast also stars Haggag Abdulazim, Karim Afifi, Mirna Gamil, Mohammed Tharwat, and more.
"SS Hanem" marks Younis' comeback to the theatre after 30 years of absence. She made her last appearance in the 1995 play "Ballo".
The play's official synopsis reads: "An aristocratic genie returns after her death to find her life turned upside down, from her husband's marriage to a young woman, to her children's changing behavior and the sale of her inherited house. She decides to take revenge and discipline everyone, but an unexpected surprise awaits her."
Younis can be seen in the TV series "Teta Zozo" (Grandma Zozo).
The cast also stars Salah Abdallah, Moustafa Gharib, Islam Ibrahim, Nada Moussa, Mohamed Kelany, Enas Kamel, Hamza El Eily, Nour Mahmoud, Mahmoud El Bezawy, Iman Youssef, and more.
The series consists of 30 episodes and hails from director Sherine Adel and scriptwriter Mohamed Abdel Aziz.
The drama follows Dr. Etizaz Abdel Maqsoud (played by Younes), a ministry undersecretary who is a mother of four children and a grandmother of seven grandchildren.
However, she always falls into disagreements with her children over the way she raises the grandchildren in a way that does not suit the current time. In each episode, Etizaz tries to solve a problem for one of her grandchildren.