The official title for Egyptian actress Menna Shalaby's upcoming play has been revealed.
The play is a musical titled "Shams & Qamar" and marks Shalaby's stage debut.
It sees Shalaby collaborating with screenwriter Medhat El Adl and director Ahmed Elbohy.
"Shams & Qamar" is set to debut within the activities of the 5th edition of the Riyadh Season in Saudi Arabia.
The play's official synopsis reads: "Qamar, an ordinary Egyptian girl, exploits her striking resemblance to a famous actress on TikTok, but when the real star is accidentally kidnapped, Qamar finds herself forced to live in her own world amidst a whirlwind of tensions and crises, which puts each of them in an unexpected confrontation with their true identity."
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Shalaby, born on July 24, 1981, is the daughter of former belly dancer and actress Zizi Mustafa. She is one of the brightest actresses among the younger generation of Egyptian stars.
The actress showed a passion for acting from a very early age, no doubt due to the exposure to the industry her mother’s fame provided.
Shalaby made her film debut in “Al Saher” (The Magician) as Nour in 2001. She scored her next role alongside prominent actress Layla Elwy in the 2004 film “Baheb El Seema”.
Since then, she co-starred with many talented actors and directors such as renowned director Youssef Chahine in the film “Heya Fawda” (2007), Ahmed Abdallah in the film “Microphone” (2010), and Yousry Nasrallah in the film “Baad el Mawkeaa” (2012) about the infamous Battle of the Camel during the January 25 uprising.
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