Mai Ezz Eldin Teams Up with Amr Youssef for First Time in New Play

Egyptian actress Mai Ezz Eldin is joining hands with Amr Youssef for the first time in a new play.

It is produced by Salah El Gehiny and is set to debut sometime later in the Riyadh Season 2024, set to take place from October 2024 to March 2025.

Ezz Eldin made her last stage appearance in the play "Zawag Estenay" (Artificial Marriage).

The play was restaged from August 1-4 at City Walk Arabic Theater in Jeddah as part of the Jeddah Season in Saudi Arabia.

The cast also includes Mohamed Sallam, Bayoumi Fouad, Eman El-Sayed, Soleiman Eid, Donia El Masry, Moustafa Ghareeb, and more.

The play's official synopsis reads: "Shorouk and Farouk are exposed to a crisis on their wedding night, which forces them to turn to an expert in marital relations, who conducts a new experiment on them using artificial intelligence that makes them rethink their entire marriage project."

The play marked Eldin's theatrical debut and debuted last year at the Riyadh Season 2023 in Saudi Arabia. It was hosted on October 30 at the Mohammed Alali Theater.

Ezz Eldin, born on January 19, 1980, in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, studied sociology at the Faculty of Arts in Alexandria.

In 2001, she learned that famous singer Mohamed Fouad was looking for a new face to star opposite him in his film “Rehlet Hob” (A Love Journey), she took the risk and asked director Mounir Radi— who was a friend of the family— to introduce her to Mouhamed El Nagar the director of the film.

El Nagar found in her a fresh pretty face and talent that they were searching for, in turn, he introduced her to Fouad who gave her first leading role.

Ezz Eldin's second appearance was in the TV series “Ayna Qalbi” (Where is My Heart) co-starring veteran Egyptian actress Yousra, which shot her to stardom.

She boosted her career with El Sobky Production films "Kalam Mama" and the rom-com franchise “Omar & Salma” co-starring Tamer Hosny, and together they formed a successful artist duo that continued in two other sequels.

Her film credits also include "Farah", "Khiana Mashroaa", and "Habibi Na'eman".

She is also known for her roles in TV series such as "Ayna Qalby", "Al-Hakika w Al-Sarab", "Mahmoud Al-Masri", "Adam", "El Shak", "Dalaa Banat", "Halet Eshq", "Waad", "Rasa'el", “Kheit Harir”, and “Gezira Guam”. Teams Up with  for First Time in New Play