Over X Theatre Company

Devised theatre, beyond the standard.

Over X Theatre Company was established in 2025 by Ahmed Elsaghier. The company focuses on devising theatre, creating innovative performances beyond the standard.

“Maybe you can find yourself foolish until you meet Over X.”

Performers carry timber beams hung with chains across their shoulders; one wears an orange jumpsuit

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The Quarry

Alexandria, Egypt · 2026

Four performers, bound by chain, tool and labour, enact a physical reckoning with extraction, endurance and survival.

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The company's style

What the work is made of.

Based in Egypt and the UAE, the company aims to tour nationally and internationally, while also providing workshops and training in the company's style.

01Movement
02Acting
03Storytelling
04Collaboration
05Experimental elements

Vision

A world where people can live equally: in peace, justice, brotherhood, collaboration, respect and education.

Mission

Over X addresses global issues and gives its audience the chance to rethink their choices and thoughts, through innovative, experimental, high-quality and creative performances and films.

School and university students find joy, fun, knowledge, collaboration and love in its workshops, and performers develop their skills through its development courses and workshops.

Artistic objectives

Produce innovative, experimental and high-quality performances and films that address contemporary local and global issues.
Encourage audiences to critically reflect on their choices, beliefs, behaviours and social responsibilities through artistic experiences.
Promote creativity and artistic excellence in theatre, film and interdisciplinary performance practices.
Develop original artistic works that inspire dialogue, awareness and positive social change.

Educational objectives

Provide engaging workshops and educational programmes for school and university students.
Foster creativity, critical thinking and self-expression among young people through arts education.
Create learning environments where participants can experience joy, collaboration and lifelong learning.
Increase access to arts and cultural education for diverse communities.

Performances

Created by Over X.

Arcana opened in Dubai in April 2026. The Quarry followed in Alexandria in July.

Arcana

Devised theatreDubai, UAE · April 2026

Veiled performers in white lace stand around a banner marked with a red handprint — Arcana · Over X Theatre Company, 2026

A ten-minute devised theatre piece exploring ritual, concealment and collective memory.

Directed by Ahmed Elsaghier for Over X Theatre Company, Arcana played two Dubai festivals in April 2026.

18–19 Apr: Short & Sweet FestivalNew Covent Garden Theatre, Dubai
25–26 Apr: X FestivalThe Junction, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai
Director: Ahmed Elsaghier
Company: Over X Theatre Company

Cast & production team

Cast

Tadeo Pons Morat
Menna Zakzouk
Mariam Bayoumy
Ahmed Elsaghier
Fadi Zarca
Zorjwan Mohamed

Production team

Production manager: Faiz Mustafa
Stage manager: Raghdaa Khamis
Deputy stage manager: Gasim Osman
Asst. stage managers: Faris Hamid, Assem Allatif
Sound: Mohamed Ehab
Scenography: Fatma Nasser
Costume: Kawtar Naboulsi

A performer kneels in a pool of blue light while masked figures in white stand around him — Short & Sweet Festival, Dubai

Two masked performers mid-movement, in black and white — Arcana in performance

Official poster for Arcana, directed by Ahmed Elsaghier — Official poster

The Quarry

Devised performanceAlexandria, Egypt · July 2026

Four performers, bound by chain, tool and labour, enact a physical reckoning with extraction, endurance and survival.

A devised performance that spotlights the issues and risks faced by quarry workers, staged as part of the Bab El Bahr Forum in Alexandria.

14 Jul: Bab El Bahr ForumAlexandria, Egypt
Director: Ahmed Elsaghier
Company: Over X Theatre Company
Producer: Per Ankh Cultural Organisation
With: Agora OrganisationStreaming by Basita Organization. Supported by the Drosos Foundation.
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