(Sharjah) – His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah attended the opening of the 13th Edition of the Gulf Theatre Festival of the Civil Troupes, organised by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development.
Present were H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah; H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development; Sheikhs, senior officials, dignitaries, artists and fans.
During the opening ceremony, Dr Shaikh Sultan was honoured as the Theatre Personality of the Year in the GCC countries. Dr Sheikh Sultan said in a speech that theatre tackles the issue of humans who are always concerned by either conflicts, family, religion, joy and sadness.