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 The 14th Arab Theatre Festival Taqaseem, a theatre production from Sudan performed by the Free Theatre Company, written by Ali Saad and directed by Youssef Abdel-Baqi. Al-Taaoun (The Plague), an adaption of Albert Camus's novel, performed by Al-Fayoum University Company under the direction of Ahmed Al-Salamoni (Thursday 5 May). Hidden Masks, a play from Libya performed by the Free Theatre Company, written by Moaataz Bilal and directed by Akram Abdel-Samiaa. Selfie, a play from Egypt performed by the Port Said Faculty of Education Company, written by Ahmed Adam and directed by Hossam Sami (Friday 6 May). The Season of Migration to Reality, a play from Sudan performed by Al-Warsha Al-Zakia (The Smart Workshop) Company, written and directed by Al-Dawo Mohamed. Excuse Me Notre Dame, a play from Egypt, an adaptation of a play by Victor Hugo written by Mohamed Ali and directed by Nour Afifi (Saturday 7 May). Al-Aabki Clock, a play from Iraq written and directed by Mahran Abdel-Gabbar. Spartacus, a play from Egypt performed by the Ahmed Seif Compnay, written by Mahmoud Gamal and directed by Ahmed Seif (Sunday 8 May). Rahela (Departing), a play from Algeria performed by Al-Bahga Company, written by Mariam Alaq and directed by Tunis Bint Ali. Taghriba Masriya, a play from Egypt directed by Diaa Shafiq (Monday 9 May). Shouq (Love), a play from Libya performed by Beni Ghazi National Theatre Company, written and directed by Saad Al-Maghrabi (Tuesday 10 May). (Performances run every day, 8.30pm).
Al-Balloon Theatre Next to Al-Ghad Theatre, Al-Agouza, Tel 02 3347 1718 Salah Jahin Hall Haret Al-Sannan (Al-Sannan's Alley), starring Magdi Fekri, Aida Ghoneim, Monia and Mohamed Al-Kholi, written by Sameh Selim and directed by Hassan Saad (Performances run daily except Tuesdays, 8pm).
The Comedy Theatre Tel 02 2368 4047 Housh Badiaa (Badiaa's Courtyard), starring Intesar, Ehab Fahmi and Shams, written by Anwar Abdallah and directed by Yasser Sadek (Performances run every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 9.30pm).
The Cairo Puppet Theatre Next to Al-Attaba Metro Station, Tel 02 2591 0954 Swan Lake, directed by Shoukri Abdallah (Performances run every Thursday and Friday, 6-8pm).
Al-Ghad (Tomorrow) Theatre Next to Al-Balloon Theatre, Al-Agouza, Tel 02 3304 3187 Gamila, written and directed by Marwa Ramdan (Performances run every Thursday and Friday, 9pm).
Metropol (The Children's National) Theatre 6 Halim St, at 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, written by Amin Bakir and directed by Youssef Abu-Zeid (Performances run daily except Mondays, 7.30pm).
The Modern Theatre Qasr Al-Aini St, Tel 02 2794 3016 Qawaaed Al-Ashq Al-Arbaain (The Forty Rules of Love), written by Rasha Abdel-Moneim and directed by Adel Hassan Al-Um Al-Shougaa (The Brave Mother), written and directed by Mohamed Omar (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).
Al-Qawmi (The National) Theatre Al-Attaba Square, in front of Attaba Post Office, Cairo, Tel 02 2591 7783/1267/7561 Men Al-Qalb Lil Qalb (From Heart to Heart), an adaptation of The Little Prince play, directed by Rushdi Al-Shami, translated by Fouad Haddad, and starring Ahmed Kamal, Ahmed Haddad, Yasmine Samir, Hala Marzouq and Aahdi Sadeq, music composed by Hazem Shahin, décor designed by Mahmoud Sabri, and accompanied by the Eskenderella band (Performances run every Friday and Sunday, 7.30pm; Thursdays and Saturdays, 9pm).
Al-Rihany Theatre 17 Emad Eddin St, Al-Azbakiya, Tel 02 2591 3697/2593 1834 Rasmy, Fahmi, Nazmi, a comic play written and directed by Ahmed Al-Abiari and starring Riham Said, Talaat Zakariya and Tarek Al-Abiari (Performances run every Thursday and Friday, 9.30pm; Saturdays, 7.30pm).
El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 Wisdom Hall The Stone Of Tarazan and The Yellow Frog, two children plays presented by the Culturewheel Puppet Theatre, written and directed by Mohamed Abdel-Moneim El-Sawy (Friday 6 May, 3pm). The Culturewheel Monodrama Festival in its tenth anniversary presents theatre plays (Monday 9, 7.30pm). Karim Wa Bakhil (Generous and Miser), a theatre play performed in the colloquial Egyptian dialect based on Molière's The Miser (Monday 9, 8.45pm).
Taliaa Theatre Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Tel 02 2593 7948/2592 0522 Zaki Tolaimat Hall Al-Halal (The Virtuous), directed by Mohamed Ibrahim (Performances run daily except Tuesdays, 7.30pm). Al-Ansan Al-Tayab (The Good Human), written and directed by Said Souliman (Performances run daily except Tuesdays, 7pm).
