Under the patronage of the Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohieddin Khoja, the 1st Jeddah Theatrical Festival opened here yesterday evening. In a speech delivered on behalf of Dr. Khoja, the Director General of Foreign Information in Makkah region Dr. Saud Kateb expressed his thanks to the Association of Culture and Arts in Jeddah for its efforts in the promotion of Saudi theater.