Algerian national theatre’s manager M’Hamed Benguettaf passes away GMT 14:57 2014 Monday, 06 January Last Updated: 09:07:40 GMT Algiers - APS The manager of Algerian National Theatre and famous playwright M’Hamed Benguettaf died Sunday evening in Algiers of a long illness, at the age of 75, the institution’s communication officer, Fethelnour Benbrahim, has announced.