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‘Omar, what the hell are you doing in Chichester?’: when Doctor Zhivago star Sharif came to Sussex by Arifa Akbar

Hannah Khalil’s new play sprang from her surprise at seeing the great Egyptian actor had performed at the Festival theatre in the 1980s. She explains how it entwined with a story of her mixed-heritage identityA few years ago the playwright Hannah Khalil was queuing for the loos at Chichester Festival theatre when she spotted Omar Sharif, in a prince’s costume, on the wall. The photograph was part of a gallery sho…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:40AM on April 27, 2026

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