The Candle at Sima Performing Arts in Dubai

The internationally awarded play for "Outstanding Effort" tells the story of a writer who mourns a past marked by the loss of his dearest creation—an artistic masterpiece that vanished in the folds of life.

He also grieves the departure of his beloved, who suddenly reappears one night as he struggles to write, to pour out his inner torment.

Paralyzed by fear, he neither advances nor retreats—trapped in the dilemma of a painful confession he cannot bring himself to make. As the night unfolds, long-lost secrets begin to surface.

He converses with his candle—the last flicker of hope in his solitary world.

Haunted by sorrowful memories from his journey through life, he feels the weight of isolation amidst a storm raging in his imagination, desperately seeking an escape.