Al-A'em Theatre (Floating Theatre) Abdel Aziz Al-Soud St, Al-Manial, near Al-Gamma (Cairo University) Bridge, in front of Salaheddin Mosque, Tel 02 2361 9746 The Youth Theatre Qadiat Zal Al-Homar (The Case of the Donkey's Shadow), a musical comedy featuring Michael Milad, Nancy Nabil and Saber Adel, composed by Ahmed Nabil and directed by Mohamed Gabr Al-Fanar (The Lighthouse), directed by Maher Mahmoud (Performances run daily except Tuesdays, 8pm). The Comedy Theatre Tel 02 2368 4047 Housh Badiaa (Badiaa's Courtyard), written by Anwar Abdallah and directed by Yasser Sadek Haza Fi Wust Al-Balad (A Shake-up in Downtown) (Performances run daily except Tuesdays, 7pm).
The Cairo Puppet Theatre Next to the Al-Attaba Metro Station, Tel 02 2591 0954 Aarousa Khashab (A Wooden Doll), written and directed by Sayed Roustom (Performances run every Thursday & Friday, 6-8pm).
Houssaper Theatre 56 Al-Taraa Al-Boulaqiya St, next to Al-Azbakia Police Station, Tel 02 2578 0783 Sekket Safar (Travel Rail), a play written and directed by Walid Talaat, lyrics by Ahmed Shahin with sets designed by Sherine Hegazi. Hepta, an adaptation of novelist Mohamed Sadek's novel of the same name, directed by Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz. Both plays are performed by the Theatre School Company, featuring a group of emerging actors (Performances on Thursday 4 February: Sekket Safar at 5pm and Hepta at 7pm; Friday 5 February: Hepta at 5pm and Sekket Safar at 7pm; Saturday 6 February: Sekket Safar at 5pm and Hepta at 7pm).
Metropol (The Children's National) Theatre 6 Halim St, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown, Tel 02 2593 3334 Captain Belia, a children's play starring Reda Edris, Randa Qotb and Fadi Khafaga and directed by Youssef Abu-Zeid (Performances run daily, starting Thursday 4 February, except Mondays, 7.30pm).
The Modern Theatre Qasr Al-Aini St, Tel 02 2794 3016 /2759 2484 Ghaybouba (Coma), a play featuring theatre icon Ahmed Bedeir, Fatemah Al-Kashef and Yasmine Gamal and directed by Shadi Sorour (Performances run daily except Tuesdays, 9.30pm).
The National Circus 27 Abdel-Khaleq Tharwat, Cairo, Tel 02 3347 0503 Offering a number of entertaining performances, including clowns, trained dogs, lions and horses (Performances run daily except Wednesdays, 8pm).
El-Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, below the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 Wisdom Hall Matador, a theatre performance in Arabic by Al-Aswad Company, written by Abdel-Rahman Magdi and directed by Monqiz Al-Aswad. (Wisdom Hall, Tuesday 9 February, 7pm). We stopped laughing, a play in Arabic by Avatege Company (Wisdom Hall, Wednesday 10 February, 7pm).
Taliaa Theatre Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Tel 02 2593 7948/ 2592 0522 Salah Abdel-Sabour Hall Roh (Soul), starring Fatema Ali and Yasser Ezzat and directed by Bassem Qenawi (Performances run every Thursday & Friday, 8.30pm). Zaki Tolaimat Hall Al-Halal (Lawful), a play directed by Mohamed Ibrahim (Performances run daily except Tuesdays, 7.30pm).
