There were 6 types of plays in ancient Egyptian theater including Osiris passion plays, medical plays, Heb Sed plays, Ra plays, and passion plays. The Osiris passion play depicted the story of Set tricking and killing his brother Osiris, and Isis and Horus collecting Osiris' body parts and resurrecting him as the ruler of the underworld. Medical plays featured Isis healing her son using artificial respiration and magic after he was bitten by a scorpion. Heb Sed plays celebrated the pharaoh's 30th year on the throne. Ra plays featured the Egyptian sun god Ra's nightly battle with the snake god Apophis. The most famous passion play was the Osiris play

1. Ancient Egyptian TheaterThere are 6 different types of play in Ancient Egyptian Theater

2. Ancient Egyptian Theater

3. Osiris Passion PlaySet, the god of evil, becomes jealous of his brother, Osiris. Tricking Osiris into a coffin, Set nails. Isis, the wife of Osiris, find the coffin and buries her husband; but Set digs him up, dismembers the body, and scatters the body parts all over the earth. Isis and their son, Apuat, collect the pieces and bury them again. Osiris is then resurrected and becomes King of the Dead, ruling over those mortals who ascend to heaven.

5. The Medical PlaysEvolved around the idea of magical healingA simple plot; the goddess Isis, whose child is bitten by a scorpion, heals her son by using artificial respiration and a magic cure

6. The Heb Sed PlayAlso called a coronation JubileeCelebrated the pharaoh’s 30 year on the throne, enacting the events of his region

7. The Ra PlayRa is the Egyptian sun godPlay that features Ra’s nocturnal fight with Apophis, the snake god of the underworld

8. The Passion PlayThe most famous passion play was The Osiris Passion playIt was performance annually for 2000 yearsEach performance lasted several days and included battle scenes with actual killings.