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Youth Takeover 2025

Jameel Arts Centre Al Jaddaf, Dubai

The Jameel's annual Youth Takeover is the manifestation of the Assembly, an experimental learning programme designed to foster creative leaders aged 18 to 24 in the UAE, "inviting the creation and curation of projects reflective of their generation’s areas of [ ... ]

Free

LAST CHANCE Halim Al Karim: Mythological Love

XVA Gallery Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood, Bur Dubai, Dubai

Experimental photography works by the Iraqui artist, who says: “Inspired by the Sumerian myth and my archaeological excavations in our invisible life, the mythological love series invites us to contemplate the magical love relationship between human women and the Anunnaki [ ... ]

Free

LAST CHANCE Al Braithwaite: MATAB

XVA Gallery Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood, Bur Dubai, Dubai

Al Braithwaite is a contemporary artist from London who works across a variety of disciplines including sculpture, assemblage, found material and installation. For this show, Braithwaite’s Material Abstraction (MATAB) comprises textured panels arrayed as physical sculptures. Says the gallery: “Their [ ... ]

Free

Dog Days: dir Kim Douck-min (2024)

Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi

Single man Min-sang is a meticulous planner and obsessively tidy. He just wants peace and quiet — but his building has become an unofficial home for stray dogs, thanks to the free-spirited vet Jin-young who is his tenant. A chance [ ... ]

Free

A Tale of Two Sisters: dir Kim Jee-woon (2003)

Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi

After a stint in a mental hospital, Korean teen Su-mi reunites with her beloved sister Su-yeon and they return to live at their family home. The girls' father has remarried, and the siblings are immediately resentful of his new wife. [ ... ]

Free

Carnage: Courtesies, Goodwill, and Other Hypocrisies

Zayed Theatre, SUAD Campus Hazza Bin Zayed St, Abu Dhabi

This adaptation of Yasmina Reza's Le Dieu du Carnage is described as a "compelling theatrical experience that delves into the fragile facade of civility". The play follows two couples who meet to resolve a conflict between their children – but [ ... ]

AED 50

Guys and Dolls

Sunmarke School Jumeirah Village Triangle, Dubai

The second performance of MTDXB's production of the musical classic, with a cast of 50 and a 14-piece live band. There are further performances at 7.30pm on 23 and 24 May, with a 2.30pm matinée on 24 May too; use [ ... ]

AED 150

The Laughter Factory Premium Comedy Club

Aura Skypool Palm Tower 50th floor, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai

The Abu Dhabi stop on this month's Laughter Factory tour. The acts: Aaron Butler engaging Belfast-born stand-up known for his high spirited stage presence Justin Panks observational comic with a genius for approaching seemingly everyday subjects from extraordinary angles. Roxy [ ... ]

AED 160

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

Zabeel Theatre Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, Palm Jumeirah West Crescent, Dubai

The second performance for this four-day run of the West End hit – all 37 of the bard's plays, condensed into 97 minutes of fast-paced comedy, silliness, audience participation, and "just the right amount of innuendo". Look out for Othello [ ... ]

From AED 200