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An elderly man is granted the one thing everyone desires: a second chance at youth. Through a scientific marvel, he is made young again, but soon discovers that the passions and problems of his past are not so easily escaped. This classic play by Tawfiq Al-Hakim asks whether wisdom can truly coexist with the fire of youth, or if we are destined to repeat our mistakes.
A Pasha in his fifties suffering the ailments of age, who takes a doctor's rejuvenating serum with unexpected comic consequences.
The Pasha's young doctor, who develops the rejuvenating serum and is engaged to the Pasha's daughter.
This play explores themes of aging, wisdom, and societal expectations, which are recurring philosophical concerns in Tawfiq Al-Hakim's broader body of work, often presented through allegorical or symbolic narratives.
Yes — the play opened the eighth edition of the Acting Professions Syndicate Festival at the Hanager Theatre, Cairo Opera House, on October 4, 2025, more than nine decades after it was first written.