Baku: Leyla Aliyeva attended a performance of the play “Neft bumu hamiya glms?yir” (“Oil Boom Smiles on Everyone”) at the National Youth Theater, based on the work of People’s Writer Magsud Ibrahimbeyov, APA reports.
According to Azeri-Press News Agency, the production was presented as part of the festival of the same name, which is dedicated to the writer’s creative legacy and supported by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. The festival ran from November 2025 to February 2026.
Directed by Konstantin Soldatov, the play featured set design by Chingiz Babayev, choreography by Nigar Ibrahimbeyli, and sound design by Konstantin Soldatov and Platon Soldatov. The cast included Honored Artists Shovgi Huseynov, Elnur Huseynov, and Rasim Jagar, alongside actors Behram Hasanov, Asya Atakishiyeva, Kerem Hadizade, Sabina Mammadzade, Nurlan Suleymanli, Manaf Dadashov, Shabnam Huseynova, Rashad Safarov, Jeyhun Mammadov, Natig Farzaliyev, Umman Budagov, Mirzaaga Mirzayev, Ramiq Nasirov, Adalat Abdulsamad, Huseyn Bayramov, and Mehriban Huseynova.
Following the performance, Leyla Aliyeva met with the creative team. The “Oil Boom Smiles on Everyone” festival is a project of the Maqsud Ibrahimbeyov Creativity Center.