Galal El Sharkawy

Known for DirectingBorn 2019-06-14Died 2020-02-04Egypt

An Egyptian theater director in the field of theater. He obtained a Bachelor of Science from Cairo University in 1954, a Special Diploma in Education and Psychology from Ain Shams University in 1955, a Bachelor of the Higher Institute of Theatricals Arts with honors in 1958, among other degrees. At the beginning of his life, he worked as a science teacher, and during his artistic career, he held several positions, including the dean of the Higher Institute of Theatricals Arts from 1975 to1979. He is a full-time professor at the Institute since 2006. He also authored several books in the field of theater and cinema, including My Life in the Theater. He began his directorial debut in A Widow and Three Daughters (1965). He made during his career a large number of successful plays, including Ateya the Terrorist, West Side Story, and The School of the Misfits, which is his most famous one.Read more

Movies & web series

A Lifetime of Joy

The School of Mischief

Don't Lose Your Mind

On the Sidewalk

The Joker

Mothers in Exile

The Shortcoming

The Basement

El Baghbaghan

The Story of the West Quarter

درب ابن برقوق

Houda Karama

Ayyam Al-Muneera

The Khedive

Atiya The Terrorist

Slowly

Transformation

Min Khaf Selim

Elkhatim

Mawad maa al-qadar

Love and other things

Public Sector Dancer

The Person

Doctor Despite his Nose

The Master Builder

Aljukr

مين اللي فيهم

They Kill Donkeys

The Greatest Kid in the World

The People Inside

A Widow with Three Daughters

عودة الروح

Suppose