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Algerian National Theatre Festival in Algiers
Algeria's flagship national theatre festival for professional companies, tracing its origins to 1958 and now running well past its fifteenth edition, staging competitive plays, workshops and training sessions at venues including the Mahieddine Bachtarzi National Theatre in Algiers, distinct from the country's amateur-focused and city-specific theatre gatherings elsewhere.
Algeria's national theatre festival for professional companies traces its origins to 1958, when it launched with support from the Ministry of Information and Culture, and it has grown over subsequent decades into an annual competitive gathering that showcases plays, workshops and training sessions in acting, playwriting, scenography and stage direction from troupes across the country.