In the presence of a wonderful audience, and coinciding with the events of the World Cup, which begins tomorrow, Sunday, on the “Riyadh City Boulevard”; Bring back the memories of the Saudi Arabian national team in its first performances, of which Al-Thunayan was a part. The high turnout was positively reflected in the performance’s scenes, which show the viewers’ noticeable interaction with the events of the show due to its association with the career of the Saudi Arabian national team star and Al-Hilal. Club Youssef Al Thunayan, who represented the icon of Saudi football in the eighties and nineties, in a theatrical performance that dramatizes the human problems and sports details that the stadium philosopher faced and experienced during his sports career.
Al Thunayan has won 28 championships in his career, including 3 with Saudi Arabia and 25 championships with his club Al Hilal, and has received many awards, the most important of which was the award for the best Asian player in the club championship in 1986 AD, in addition to his association with a wide love story for football fans as he was known as the Jamahiriya. His prominence in Saudi football has made the number 15 in the Al-Hilal club a special association with his name, in addition to his well-known contribution to Saudi Arabia’s first team.
The Philosopher is the first Saudi play to introduce the concept of biographies, which is one of the concepts of international theaters as it is inspired by the events that tell the lives of historically famous personalities.
And Youssef Al Thunayan was played by actor Ahmed Yacoub, with whom the audience interacted a lot in most of the scenes, which reminded them of Yousef Al Thunayan’s international performances with the Saudi Arabian national team and Al Hilal, as well as the playful spirit that characterizes Yousef. The quality of the play, written by Faisal al-Amer and directed by Aqil al-Khamisi, encouraged the use of complex and elaborate audio and visual presentation techniques, in addition to dramatic and spectacular performance to convey detail. with high professionalism.
The performances of The Philosopher will run until November 30, and this is the fifth performance to be shown as part of the Riyadh Season 2022 events. It will run from 19:30 to 21:30, tickets can be purchased at the link: (Press here).
