Hesham Maged and Hanady Mehanna Team Up for First Time on Stage

Egyptian stars Hesham Maged and Hanady Mehanna are teaming up for the first time in a new theatrical production.

Maged has been making waves recently with his latest film "Pershama".

The star-studded comedy feature boasts a cast that also includes Riham Abdel Ghafour, Bassem Samra, Mostafa Gharieb, Hatem Salah, Arefa Abdul Rasoul, and more.

Released on March 19, the satirical social was well-received by audiences across the region and the Arab world.

It crossed the EGP 2 billion milestone and became the second highest-grossing film in the history of Egyptian cinema.

It boldly tackles the issue of cheating in exams, a known phenomenon around the world.

The synopsis reads: "In a high school exam, the supervisor dies mid-test, and the students try to hide it… hoping to cheat. Only problem? Nobody knows the answers. Among the chaos are a top student obsessed with being proper, the mayor’s hopelessly dumb son who must pass at any cost, a dancer chasing a diploma to work abroad, a sixty-year-old woman chasing a pension boost, and a former criminal desperate to pass so he can marry. Absurd schemes, nonstop chaos, and wild laughs turn this exam into a hilarious disaster.

Khaled Diab directs the pic from a script he co-wrote with Sherine Diab and Ahmed El-Zaghbi.

Ahmed El Desouky produced the project alongside SkyLimit Studio, Film Square Productions, and Big Time Fund.

Maged, born on April 26, 1980, graduated from Cairo University.

During university, he created the Tamr Hendi production company with his friends, which produced films that ridiculed famous Egyptian films.

They created the film “Men who do not know the impossible”, a project that attracted the attention of Mohamed Hefzy, who at the time was trying his hand at production.

Hefzy produced their first TV series “Afeesh wa Tashbeeh” which cynically tackled Egyptian classics in each episode.

He also produced the trio's 2008 film "Waraqat Shifra," which was a big hit at the box office.

Maged starred and scripted the film, which familiarized his face to the audience. He won the award of the “Best New Faces" for the year, in participation with his mates Ahmed Fahmy and Chico.