Mohamed Driss

Mohamed Driss (born 1944) is a Tunisian writer, actor, and director of theatre. Since 1988 he has been the director of the National Theatre of Tunisia.

He began his career in 1961 and is, subsequently, an actor, both amateur and professional, a student in Tunis and Paris, producer, and director. From 1969 to 1972, he was an actor and stage assistant at the Théâtre de la Tempête led by Jean-Marie Serreau, of which he wrote:

"À cette époque, j'ai commencé à jouer des rôles secondaires dans le théâtre tunisien, mais la situation du théâtre et mes confrontations continues avec les responsables n'étaient pas encourageantes. Un jour, en pleine dépression, j'ai eu Serreau au téléphone et me plaignais de mon état. Il m'a dit: il est temps de vous lancer dans le théâtre comme un professionnel. Venez joindre ma compagnie théâtrale. "

(Rough English translation): "At this time, I started to play secondary roles in the theatre of Tunisia, but the situation of the theater and my ongoing confrontations with those responsible were not encouraging. One day in full depression, I had Serreau on the phone and complained to him of my condition. He said it is time to get started in theatre as a professional. Come join my theatre company."

He voluntarily exiled himself to France until 1985 and returned to Tunisia in 1988 to lead the National Theatre of Tunisia 2012: First Class of The National order of Merit (Tunisia).

Works As director 1986: Ismail Pacha 1987: Hi Tutor 1988: Long Live Shakespeare (Iaïchou Shakespeare) 1989: The Compagnion of Hearts 2000: Haddith (Speech) 2002: La Fuite (The Escape), text of Gao Xingjian 2003: Mourad III, text of Habib Boularès 2005: Al Moutachaâbitoun (The Opportunists) 2007: Othello or The Star of the Day 2008: Le Malade imaginaire (The imaginary invalid) 2009: Rajel ou Mraa (a man and a Woman) 2009: Hedda Gabler or The General's Daughter

Actor Cinema 1978: La Noce (The Wedding) of Fadhel Jaibi and Fadhel Jaziri 1990: Halfaouine, child of the terrasses of Férid Boughedir as Salih 1996: A Summer in La Goulette of Férid Boughedir as Miro 2004: Noce d'été (Summer Wedding) of Mokhtar Ladjimi 2016: Eclipses (Khousouf) of Fadhel Jaziri 2019: Porto Farina of Ibrahim Letaief as Fraj

Télévision 1980: L'Aéropostale, courrier du ciel (Airmail, mail from heaven) of Gilles Grangier as Ataf 2009: Maktoub (Destiny) (season 2) of Sami Fehri as Mr Abess 2015: Tunisian Stories of Nada Mezni Hafaiedh