May Calamawy makes UK stage debut in Arab Spring drama ‘Samira’

DUBAI: Egyptian-Palestinian actress May Calamawy is set to make her UK stage debut in “Samira,” a new play set during the Arab Spring that will premiere at London’s National Theatre next year. The production, written by British-Lebanese playwright Carmen Nasr and directed by Emily Burns, will run at the theater’s Dorfman venue from Feb. 4 to March 13, 2027, with Calamawy in the title role. “I’m so excited to be a part of the world premiere of ‘Samira’ at the National Theatre,” Calamawy wrote on