The Cairo Puppet Theatre Next to the Al-Attaba Metro Station, Tel 02 2591 0954 Rehlat Senouhi (The Journey of Senouhi), a children play written by Mohamed Amin and directed by Eid Mosaad (Performances run every Thursday & Friday, 6.30pm).
Falaki Theatre American University in Cairo, Downtown Campus, 24 Falaki St, Downtown Cairo, Tel 012 8872 1446 First Draftis a play that explores a fast-paced world in contrast to a future world that exists in a protection unit far away from the Earth's surface. Inspired by conversations about war and E.M. Forster's The Machine Stops, First Draft is an eclectic play of many voices, taking us on a journey from a cocktail bar playing Miles Davis to a memory laboratory in the future, it takes us on a journey and playfully jostles us to wake up. The play is a satirical statement against an apathetic society. It casts Passant Bassem, Salma Maher, Noha Al-Khouli, Ahmed Achrafi, Ahmed Sami Wizzo, Shady Khalaf with stage manager Amr Samir and directed byCanadian director, writer and actor Sarah Warren. (Tickets will be available for sale at Studio Emad Eddin Foundation starting from 16 November. And on the 23rd, 24th and 25th starting from 6.30pm by the door at AUC Falaki Theatre) (Wednesday23, Thursday 24 and Friday 25, 8pm).
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, Mustafa Khater andMohamed Anwar among others performs two plays Kawalesna (Our Back Stages) and Bayaaolu (They Claim), directed by Nader Salaheddin (Thursday 17 November, Friday 18 and Saturday 19, 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 17 and Friday 18 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 every Thursday, Friday and Sunday, 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, 7pm).
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).
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 every Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 7.30pm).
ALEXANDRIA
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Chatby, Alexandria 21526, Tel (03) 4839999 Main Hall In Egypt's Name, atheatrical performanceperformed and directed by Mahmoud Masaoud with poems by Salah Jahin (Sunday 20 and Monday 21 November, 8pm). Small Hall Secret Session, a theatrical performance written by Jean-Paul Sartre and directed by Mohamed Abdel-Kader (Friday 18 November, 7pm). 3 x 10 Theatre, three short theatrical performancesdirected by Mahmoud Abdel-Hamid, Ahmed Ezzat, and Mohamed Khamis (Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 November, 7pm).
