AbdulHusain AbdulRedha

Acting

AbdulHusain AbdulRedha

Born 1939-12-06 · Kuwait

Abdulhussain Abdulredha (15 July 1939 – 11 August 2017) was a Kuwaiti actor, playwright, and comedian, considered one of the most influential figures in Gulf and Arab entertainment. Born in Kuwait City, he played a key role in shaping modern Kuwaiti theater and television, with a career spanning over five decades. Known for his sharp humor and satirical approach, Abdulredha’s work often addressed social and political themes relevant to Kuwaiti and Gulf society. His 1981 play Bye Bye London is among his most well-known works, offering a comedic take on the cultural experiences of Gulf Arabs abroad. In addition to his theater productions, Abdulredha appeared in several television series and films, gaining widespread popularity across the Arab world. His contributions earned him numerous honors and helped establish a foundation for contemporary performing arts in the region. He passed away in London in 2017. His legacy remains deeply rooted in Arab pop culture, with his performances continuing to inspire and entertain new generations.

Acting credits

Bye Bye Arab poster
7.0

A dark Kuwaiti comedy that follows "Arab," an idealist who embarks on a fantastical journey with "Marjan the Genie" to unite the Arab world—only to confront a reality far from his hopes.

Bye Bye Arab

1986

Fasting Operetta poster
NR

The story explores the daily lives of a married couple during Ramadan, capturing how they navigate fasting, work, worship, household responsibilities, and parenting. Through their challenges and small victories, the couple learns to balance tradition and modern demands, highlighting the spirit of Ramadan within family life.

Fasting Operetta

1975

Bye Bye London poster
8.0

A comedy about an old married man that travels to London with his nephew who does his to save him from exposure to fraud, and being mugged in London, the play also covers some political aspects and projections in addition to social criticism of some of the Arab situations.

Bye Bye London

1982

Not To Hamman, Pharaoh poster
9.5

A Kuwaiti comedic romance drama following the story of an accountant that fell in love with the daughter of his employer.

Not To Hamman, Pharaoh

1977

After the Honey poster
7.0

The events revolve around a couple, Rashid and Amina, who did not become pregnant after a long period of marriage. So, her husband decided to marry another woman, and problems began between the two spouses.

After the Honey

1989

Where to poster
NR

A girl lives in a struggle and tear between her rejection of reality and her late discovery of the truth around herself, which leads the family towards a tragedy and an irreversible end.

Where to

1973

Pre-Marital Flirting poster
7.0

Rashid, a modest meter reader, is smitten with Amina, a gentle and beautiful woman. Visiting her home daily under the pretense of reading the electricity meter, he uses every encounter to charm her. Though she initially resists, Amina gradually falls for his endearing persistence, sparking a warm and playful romance.

Pre-Marital Flirting

1975

The Sword Of The Arabs poster
8.8

The play deals in a social comic framework, the period of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, and what was experienced by Kuwaitis and Iraqis alike during the aggression period, through the social changes that occurred in both societies in that period.

The Sword Of The Arabs

1992

Honeymoon Operetta poster
7.0

This Kuwaiti comedy operetta follows newlyweds Rashid and Amina as marital tensions arise. Frustrated by Rashid’s modest income and his complaints about her father, Amina directs her anger at Rashid’s mother, leading to a cascade of humorous conflicts.

Honeymoon Operetta

1979

Fifty Years Old Teenager poster
8.0

The life of a married 50-year-old doctor turns topsy-turvy when he falls in love with a younger woman and begins to act like a teenager.

Fifty Years Old Teenager

1996

The Storm poster
7.0

The Kuwaiti short film العاصفة (The Storm) explores Kuwait's social and economic shifts before and after the discovery of oil. Through the perspectives of an older father and his modernized son, it delves into the challenges of tradition versus rapid modernization.

The Storm

1965

The Bachelor Of Al Salmiya poster
7.0

Hilal Haji Ramadan is a single person in Salmiya who is a reckless and wasteful person, which leads not to multiply debts on him and chasing his debtors, and he has a friend who is a doctor close to him, but on the contrary, he is a human being, a messenger and a shark lover. A day will come and meet Hilal his princess while she falls in the Salmiya market, and her princess is the beautiful rich girl. He falls in love with her, and the irony lies in that she herself is his fiancée, his close friend, and the events continue until the princess admires Hilal and his opposite personality of his friend and falls in love with Hilal.

The Bachelor Of Al Salmiya

1979

A World of Women and a Man poster
NR

A kuwaiti play starring Abdulhussain Abdulredha and Nawal Abu Alfutooh.

A World of Women and a Man

1972

Operetta, Oh Time poster
7.0

This lighthearted Kuwaiti operetta takes audiences on a nostalgic journey back to old Kuwait, capturing the charm and simplicity of life in a bygone era. Through lively musical numbers and comedic sketches, the operetta showcases beloved children’s games, bustling traditional cafes, and the lively alleyways of Kuwait's neighborhoods. As characters relive their joyful memories, "What a Time!" celebrates the unique cultural heritage of Kuwait, offering a playful, heartfelt glimpse into the community spirit and everyday joys of the past.

Operetta, Oh Time

1977

In a Blink poster
NR

Driven by a thirst for fame, prestige, and the spotlight, a servant office owner ventures into the competitive world of sports. When he assumes leadership of a troubled sports club, he stumbles upon the hidden complexities of the industry. However, his lack of knowledge and experience in sports matters only compounds the club's issues, leading to unexpected challenges and deeper entanglements in a world he thought he understood.

In a Blink

2004

The Judge Radhi poster
NR

Radi The Judge

The Judge Radhi

1970

Who doesn’t obey will be lost poster
NR

The events revolve around a man who is reckeless and neglects his family and work, and then his conditions change for the worse because of the influence of bad friends on him.

Who doesn’t obey will be lost

1967

Qannas Khaitan poster
NR

Qannas Khaitan is a Kuwaiti comedy play highlighting the challenges faced by expatriates and locals in Khaitan district. Residents unite to form a council to stand against exploitative landlords, sparking humorous clashes and character-driven moments.

Qannas Khaitan

2002

from the revelation of the guidance poster
6.0

The events revolve around a reckless young man who neglects his wife and son without indifference, while his father tries to urge him to take responsibility in his home and work, and treat his wife and son in the right way.

from the revelation of the guidance

1965

The Court of the District poster
6.5

The Court of The district is a comedy play of the daily problems in the Kuwaiti Families which is solved in the Court

The Court of the District

1967

Early Bird Gets the Worm poster
NR

A married man suffers from the tyranny and tyranny of his wife's mother and its great influence on her, so he tries in various ways to urge his wife to form her independent personality, and get rid of her mother's influence, which may negatively affect their relationship.

Early Bird Gets the Worm

1969

30 Days of Love poster
6.0

The play takes place in a romantic comedy about the spoiled girl (Dalal), who falls in love with the pharmacist (Fahd), and her father asks him to trick her into loving her for thirty days.

30 Days of Love

1973

Al-Manakh Knights poster
8.0

The first Gulf economic play centered on an issue that affected members of Kuwaiti society, which sparked widespread controversy between Kuwaiti society and the Gulf community in general, and the issue was the "Al Manakh Market" crisis in 1982, which ended in losses exceeding $ 22 billion. Where the story tells about the second oil boom of the Gulf states at the end of the seventies and the beginning of the eighties of the twentieth century AD where the price of oil increased continuously until the Gulf countries recorded large financial surpluses, so the money poured into the stock market significantly until it opened a stock trading office in a semi-parallel office and was named a market "Al Manakh" in which money flowed greatly from almost all segments of Kuwaiti society and even foreign residents and some individuals from the Gulf states and increased frantic speculation and increased buying and selling for the future until it reached astronomical numbers.

Al-Manakh Knights

1983

Kuwait in 2000 poster
6.0

"Kuwait in 2000" is a Kuwaiti comedy play that explores the future of Kuwait during, and after the decline of oil, produced on February 5, 1965

Kuwait in 2000

1966

Behind the camera

Bye Bye London poster
8.0

A comedy about an old married man that travels to London with his nephew who does his to save him from exposure to fraud, and being mugged in London, the play also covers some political aspects and projections in addition to social criticism of some of the Arab situations.

Bye Bye London

1982

Not To Hamman, Pharaoh poster
9.5

A Kuwaiti comedic romance drama following the story of an accountant that fell in love with the daughter of his employer.

Not To Hamman, Pharaoh

1977

The Sword Of The Arabs poster
8.8

The play deals in a social comic framework, the period of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, and what was experienced by Kuwaitis and Iraqis alike during the aggression period, through the social changes that occurred in both societies in that period.

The Sword Of The Arabs

1992

The Bachelor Of Al Salmiya poster
7.0

Hilal Haji Ramadan is a single person in Salmiya who is a reckless and wasteful person, which leads not to multiply debts on him and chasing his debtors, and he has a friend who is a doctor close to him, but on the contrary, he is a human being, a messenger and a shark lover. A day will come and meet Hilal his princess while she falls in the Salmiya market, and her princess is the beautiful rich girl. He falls in love with her, and the irony lies in that she herself is his fiancée, his close friend, and the events continue until the princess admires Hilal and his opposite personality of his friend and falls in love with Hilal.

The Bachelor Of Al Salmiya

1979

Who doesn’t obey will be lost poster
NR

The events revolve around a man who is reckeless and neglects his family and work, and then his conditions change for the worse because of the influence of bad friends on him.

Who doesn’t obey will be lost

1967

The Bachelor of Salmiya poster
NR

In this Kuwaiti comedy play, Hilal Hajji, a carefree young man buried in debt and dodging relentless creditors, unexpectedly crosses paths with the beautiful and affluent Amira at Salmiya market. Captivated, he falls head over heels, unaware that Amira is actually engaged to his close friend, the shrewd and opportunistic Dr. Fayez. As romantic entanglements and financial troubles collide, Hilal finds himself caught in a web of comedic misunderstandings and rivalries.

The Bachelor of Salmiya

2021

Early Bird Gets the Worm poster
NR

A married man suffers from the tyranny and tyranny of his wife's mother and its great influence on her, so he tries in various ways to urge his wife to form her independent personality, and get rid of her mother's influence, which may negatively affect their relationship.

Early Bird Gets the Worm

1969

Al-Manakh Knights poster
8.0

The first Gulf economic play centered on an issue that affected members of Kuwaiti society, which sparked widespread controversy between Kuwaiti society and the Gulf community in general, and the issue was the "Al Manakh Market" crisis in 1982, which ended in losses exceeding $ 22 billion. Where the story tells about the second oil boom of the Gulf states at the end of the seventies and the beginning of the eighties of the twentieth century AD where the price of oil increased continuously until the Gulf countries recorded large financial surpluses, so the money poured into the stock market significantly until it opened a stock trading office in a semi-parallel office and was named a market "Al Manakh" in which money flowed greatly from almost all segments of Kuwaiti society and even foreign residents and some individuals from the Gulf states and increased frantic speculation and increased buying and selling for the future until it reached astronomical numbers.

Al-Manakh Knights

1983

Seize the Day poster
NR

In Seize Your Day, a greedy fabric merchant’s selfishness sparks endless conflicts, leading him to lose both business and relationships in a satirical take on the folly of unchecked ambition.

Seize the Day

1965

The Victim Of The House Of The Pride poster
8.0

A Kuwaiti comedy play that revolves around Saif, a loyal and diligent worker whom experiences difficulties at home which lead to disastrous results.

The Victim Of The House Of The Pride

1976

The Joy Of A Nation poster
7.0

A Kuwaiti social comedy play presented to the leaders of the Gulf states at the Gulf Summit in 1985, which was written by Abdul-Hussein Abdul-Ridha, a satirical play that discusses family issues, family bonding and religious extremism, the play talks about the loss of children and the home, neglect of parents, and who is responsible for that.

The Joy Of A Nation

1984

Samet Sons poster
8.0

A Kuwaiti play talks about the life of Kuwaitis in the years of poverty experienced by Kuwaitis before the economic boom in the seventies, and discusses work in a comic framework of economic and social problems, including poverty, education, and health, by dealing with the stories of work heroes.

Samet Sons

1975