The Cairo Puppet Theatre Next to the Al-Attaba Metro Station, Tel 02 2591 0954 Ferkesh Lama Yakash, a children play written and directed by Shawki Hegab and produced by the Cairo Puppet Theatre Company (Performances run every Thursday & Friday, 6.30pm).
Dawar 16 Adli St, third floor, Downtown, Tel 01117911133 Forty Five, is a play starring Sahar Al-Mougyand directed by Nada Sabet. As the effect of anesthesia wears off, Amal examines her life, All 45 years of it. This monodrama will take audiences on a roller coaster ride of battling with fears, voices and dreams. All this juxtapose with clips from the media, talking about Amal's condition. This project is supported by the British Council, My Right programme. This event is free but requires pre-registration. (Sunday 23 October, 8pm, Free Entrance).
Falaki Theatre American University in Cairo, Downtown Campus, 24 Falaki St, Downtown Cairo, Tel 012 8872 1446 Ma'at Ra', in this contemporary musical theatre performance, you will witness: how a dancer can become a music composer, how a musician can display a painting with his music and how an actor can perform a script as if it's a music track. In this performance the audience will see how any artistic expression in a certain field can transform into a parallel expression in another artistic field. Ten artists from different fields with diverse talents will be presenting a contemporary performance and will exchange different methods of artistic expression using music, movement, and acting. The performance's idea has been inspired by the works of the American music composer John Cage in his book, Song Books. (Friday4 November, 8pm and Saturday 5 November, 9.10pm).
Al-Ghad (Tomorrow) Theatre Next to Al-Balloon Theatre, Al-Agouza, Tel 02 3304 3187 Inbox, a play revolving around the dilemma of modern man who escapes his reality to a virtual world, starring Abdel-Rehim Hassan, Iman Imam and Wafaa Al-Sayed, written by Sameh Mahran and directed by Galal Osman. Karakeeb Al-Sahara, written by Essam Al-Mansouri and directed by Hisham Ali (Performances run every Thursday and Friday, 9pm).
Grand Nile Tower Corniche Al-Nil, Garden City, Tel 16826 The new season of Misr Theatre Company starring Ashraf Abdel-Baqi, Ali Rabiaa, Hamdi Al-Merghani, Mohamed Anwar among others performs two plays Baad Al-Tahia (After the Greeting) and Gawaz Salonat (Marriage of Convenience) (Thursday 20, Friday 21 and Saturday 22 October, 8pm).
Al-Hanager Arts Centre Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek, Tel 02 2735 6861 Al-Khalta Al-Sihraya Lil Al-Saada(The Magical Recipe for Happiness), an experimental theatre play composed of one act, starring Mohamed Hefzi, Fatima Mohamed Ali, Mohamed Saadawi, Amira Reda, music composed by Marwan Fawzi, costumes designed by Sherouq Sami, written and directed by Shadi Al-Dali (Thursday 20, Friday 21, Saturday 22 and Sunday 23, 8pm).
Al-Haram Theatre 174 Al-Haram St, next to Al-Arish St, Giza, for information and reservation call 16826 Ahlan Ramadan(Welcome Ramadan), a comic play starring cinema and TV star Mohamed Ramadan, Rogina, Ahmed Fouad Selim, Shaimaa Seif, music by Amr Mustafa, choreography by Atef Awad, décor by Amr Abdallah, costumes by Marwa Aouda, written by Walid Youssef and directed by Khaled Galal (Thursday 3 and Friday 4 November, 10.30pm).
Malak Opera Theatre 9 A Khalig Al-Khour St, Azbekiya district, Tel 012 2341 7152 Waiting for Gouda, a play starring Sherif Helmi, Diaa Shafiq, Hisham Adel among others, written by Alaa Abdel-Aziz and directed by Ahmed Ragab (Performances run daily except Mondays, 8.30pm).
Metropol (The Children's National) Theatre 6 Halim St, the beginning of 26th July, Attaba, Downtown, Tel 02 2593 3334 Biad Al-Nile (Whiteness of the Nile), a play written by Gouda Sebak and directed by Wael Ibrahim (Performances run daily except Mondays, 7.30pm).
Miami Theatre Maarouf, Qasr Al-Nile, Downtown, Tel 02 2574 5651 Al-Oum Al-Shogaa (The Brave Mother), a play starring actress Raghda, actorsAlaa Qouta, Safaa Galal, Omar Othman, Ahmed Mustafa poems written by Sami Shaker, lyrics composed by Attia Mahmoud, décor by Mohamed Hashim, costumes designing by Maha Abdel-Rahman and directed by Mohamed Omar (Performances run daily, 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 Al-Attaba Post Office, Cairo, Tel 02 2591 7783/1267/7561 Layla Min Alf Layla(A Night from A Thousand Nights), a play directed by Mohsen Helmi starring theatre icon Yehia Al-Fakhrani, Lotfi Labib and budding singers Mohamed Mohsen and Heba Magdi, Salma Ghareeb, Walid Fawaz, written by late vernacular poet Beram Al-Tunsi (Performances run daily except on Wednesdays, 9.30pm). 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 Philosophy of Donkeys, a comic play performed by Bergola Theatre Company, written by Tawfik Al-Hakim, designed for stage and directed by Mohamed Medhat (Monday 24 October, 7-8.30pm, entrance starts from 6.30pm). The 14 Culturewheel Theatre Festival, each day two shows will be performed (Thursday 27, Sunday 30, Monday 31, the first show 6-7pm, the second show 8-9pm).
Taliaa Theatre Attaba Square, next to the Metro Station, Tel 02 2593 7948/2592 0522 Salah Abdel-Sabour Hall Asmaa Ya Abdel-Samiaa (Hay Listen Abdel-Samiaa), a play starring Shadi Sorour, Neven Refaat, written by Abdel-Karim Barshid and directed by Donia Al-Nachar (Performances run daily except Tuesdays, 7.30pm). Zaki Tolaimat Hall Al-Aatr (The Scent), a play features a group of budding actors, songs composed by Wael Aqid, and directed by Mohamed Allam (Performances run daily except Tuesdays, 9.30pm).
