The Comedy Lab @ Easy Tiger
MadCat’s standup team comes to Abu Dhabi's Easy Tiger bar in the Al Ain Palace. The door price of AED 99 includes two drinks ...
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Events
- Al Ain Palace Hotel Corniche Road, Abu Dhabi
Ala Younis: Past of a Temporal Universe
NYUAD Art Gallery Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesThis mid-career retrospective marks the first institutional survey in the region for Ala Younis. It includes archival installations, textiles, murals, mosaics, and drawings spanning the last two decades of her hybrid practice as an artist-researcher-curator. There will also be some [ ... ]
FreeWednesday Night Impro: Maestro
Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe Courtyard's most peopular evening of elimination improv. Ten actors converge for a night of scenes, songs and games based on audience suggestions. After each round you score the players on a scale of 1 to 5, and the one [ ... ]
FreeComedy Trios
Blacksmith Bar The First Collection Business Bay, Al A'amal Street, DubaiA MadCat gig promising "Dubai's top comedians – ALL HEADLINERS” but also “a comedy whirlwind, featuring a revolving lineup of Dubai's best comedians and fresh faces” which implies that they’re not all headliners … Still, let’s not be picky: MadCat does [ ... ]
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Sebastian Hosu: Transmission
Volery Gallery Maze Tower - 5201, Dubai International Financial Center, DubaiThe debut solo exhibition in Dubai by the German Romanian artist introduces a new body of work that captures human presence in flux figures that dissolve into their surroundings. Known for his monumental canvases and emotionally charged brushwork, Hosu invites [ ... ]
FreeThe Sketchy Social
[secret]A nice idea from Karama Arts Club (though it doesn’t appear to be members-only) – “doodle, drink, and unwind with your creative peers” (all supplies supplied by Skriblbox, so you don't need to bring anything). The location is secret and [ ... ]
Free
Siqing Lu
Cultural Foundation Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Abu DhabiThe acclaimed Chinese violinist Siqing Lu, noted for his profound lyricism and technical mastery, has chosen a challenging programme for his first UAE recital, part of the Abu Dhabi Classics programme and presented in partnership with the Chinese Embassy. Alongside [ ... ]
Free, but pregisterPowerPointless Networking Night
Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesBack for a new season, it’s one of the most consistently funny of the Courtyard's classic improv gigs: the speakers have to give a presentation on a slide deck they’ve never seen before, with the topic determined at random by [ ... ]
Free
Swan Lake
Dubai OperaA proper classic, done in the classic style: Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake earned its initial reputation because of the choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, and this production by the Hungarian National Ballet with the Hungarian National Opera Orchestra – [ ... ]
From AED 240The Comedy Lab
Radisson Red Dubai Digital Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis, DubaiMad Cat's regular Thursday stop in Silicon Oasis promises “Dubai’s wildest comedy night". The door price of AED 99 includes two drinks, a decent exchange ...
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Leda Catunda: I like to like what others are liking
Al Mureijah Square SharjahThe most comprehensive solo exhibition to date of Brazilian artist Leda Catunda outside her home country. Sharjah Art Foundation is presenting four decades of Catunda’s practice, tracing the transformation of her art from figurative painting to hybrid forms that explore [ ... ]
Free
Dear Children, Sincerely…
The Arts Center @ NYUAD NYUAD Campus, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesDirected by the noted Sri Lankan playwright, director and activist Ruwanthie de Chickera, this eclectic ensemble production is a collaboration between Stages Theatre Group, Sri Lanka and Mashirika, Rwanda. Dear Children, Sincerely (DCS) is an ongoing research project, initiated in [ ... ]
AED 105Agatha Christie: Black Coffee
The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesAgatha Christie’s first piece of writing for the stage, initially produced in 1930 and the start of a successful second career for her as a playwright. In her 1977 autobiography she describes it as "a conventional spy thriller ... full [ ... ]
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Mid-Autumn Festival: A Moonment to Remember
Zabeel Theatre Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, Palm Jumeirah West Crescent, DubaiThe promoters are calling this ‘actobatics’: it’s a spectacular celebration of Chinese acrobatics from the Dezhou Acrobatic Troupe from Shandong Province. This 90-minute show with 25 performers and 12 acts, blending traditional Chinese choreography with modern acrobatic techniques – like [ ... ]
From AED 150Politically Incorrect Comedy
The Clavichord Signature Hotel, Barsha Heights, DubaiMadCat Comedy’s regular night at the Clavichord in TECOM with "raw, unfiltered, hilarious” standup. The cover charge of AED 80 includes one drink.
AED 80Swan Lake
Dubai OperaTwo performances today – 2pm and 8pm – for the classic Tchaikovsky ballet, done in the classic style by the Hungarian National Ballet with the Hungarian National Opera Orchestra. There are final performances tomorrow (Sunday 28 September) at 1pm and 7pm.
From AED 240
Talal Al Najjar: Mesh & Mayhem
Tabari Artspace Gate Village Level 2, DIFC, DubaiTalal Al Najjar’s works feel very contemporary, not just in his use of materials and technologuy but also in his concerns and ambitions. He produces sculpture, video, sound, CGI animation, painting, and installation, in addition to writing and curation; his [ ... ]
FIELDWORK: Cultural Histories, Rural Futures
Jameel Arts Centre Al Jaddaf, DubaiA two-day symposium reflecting on agrarian knowledge, cultural memory, and the role of rural communities in shaping their own futures. Through talks, lectures, screenings and site visits, the programme engages with urgent questions around how land is used, who works [ ... ]
Free, but pre-register
Dear Children, Sincerely…
The Arts Center @ NYUAD NYUAD Campus, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesThe second and final performance of this eclectic ensemble production, a collaboration between Stages Theatre Group, Sri Lanka and Mashirika, Rwanda. Dear Children, Sincerely (DCS) is an ongoing research project, initiated in Sri Lanka in 2015, which gathers stories from [ ... ]
AED 105Agatha Christie: Black Coffee
The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesSecond performance for Agatha Christie’s spy/theft/murder thriller. with legendary detective Hercule Poirot assessing the case. There are further performances at 2.30 and 7.30pm on 28 September.
AED 100Mid-Autumn Festival: A Moonment to Remember
Cultural Foundation Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Abu DhabiA spectacular celebration of Chinese acrobatics from the Dezhou Acrobatic Troupe from Shandong Province. This 90-minute show with 25 performers and 12 acts, blending traditional Chinese choreography with modern acrobatic techniques – like the dazzling Flying Fork (stunning aerial feats) [ ... ]
From AED 150Joke Hub
Canopy by Hilton Dubai Al Seef Al Seef Street, Umm Hurair 1, DubaiA regular MadCat Comedy night – "Dubai's wildest comedy show on Saturday" (sic). The cover charge of AED 99 includes two F&B coupons.
AED 99Swan Lake
Dubai OperaThe final performances today for the classic Tchaikovsky ballet, done in the classic style by the Hungarian National Ballet with the Hungarian National Opera Orchestra, are at 1pm and 7pm.
From AED 240Agatha Christie: Black Coffee
The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe final two performances for this Agatha Christie spy/theft/murder thriller. with legendary detective Hercule Poirot assessing the case. There are performances at 2.30 and 7.30pm.
AED 100
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea: dir Richard Fleischer (1954)
Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesAnother of Cinema Space’s free-to-view classics, this one a restored version of the Oscar-winning Jules Verne story: Kirk Douglas, Paul Lukas, and Peter Lorre are shipwrecked, taken captive by the mysterious Captain Nemo (James Mason) on his submarine Nautilus. Wavering [ ... ]
FreeSunday Night Comedy
Social Distrikt The Pointe, Palm Jumeirah, DubaiA standup night at Social Distrikt with Dubomedy, top dogs on the Dubai comedy scene. We’re promised "Big Laughs, a Killer Line-up and Great Holiday Vibes with your favourite Comedy Tribe ... You never know who will pop in". Recommended. [ ... ]
Free, but minimum spend
Sorry We Missed You: dir Ken Loach (2019)
Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesCharacteristically powerful social drama of the British working class from Ken Loach. This wrenching, intimate family drama exposes the dark side of the so-called 'gig economy; an unrelenting work schedule, a ruthless supervisor and the needs of their two teenage [ ... ]
FreeMonday Night Comedy: This Is Impro & Ahmed
Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesExactly what it says: a regular Monday evening of scenes, stories and narrative improvisation influenced by audience suggestions and featuring the Courtyard Playhouse's most experienced improv performers – plus guests, in this case the Ahmeds taking to the stage for [ ... ]
Free
Seaty: Crossing Horizons
Alliance Française Dubai Dubai, United Arab EmiratesKnown for a hybrid style blending realism and abstraction, Seaty is an artist with graffiti and pop art influences who characteristically creates portraits of people from different cultures and backgrounds, celebrating cultural diversity with a blend of monochrome tones and [ ... ]
Free
Sophie-Yen Bretez: The Unsaid Remains Remembered
JD Malat Gallery ACT 2 Tower, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Blvd 13A ,Downtown Dubai, DubaiA solo exhibition by Paris-based artist Sophie-Yen Bretez for a new body of work that captures moments when one space becomes another, when times overlap, and when memory persists as life shifts forward. This “dramaturgy of passage” is expressed through [ ... ]
FreeWednesday Night Impro: Maestro
Courtyard Playhouse Street 4B, Al Quoz 1, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe Courtyard's most peopular evening of elimination improv. Ten actors converge for a night of scenes, songs and games based on audience suggestions. After each round you score the players on a scale of 1 to 5, and the one [ ... ]
Free
Tom Segura: Come Together
Coca-Cola Arena City Walk, DubaiThe American actor/comedian/writer is one of the biggest names in the comedy tour business – this gig for Dubai Comedy Festival reprises his worldwide 40-stop tour, so it ought to be pretty slick by now ... He’s genuinely laugh-out-loud funny, [ ... ]
From AED 295The Fridge Presents: Peppe Voltarelli & Luca Ciarla in Dubai
The Fridge Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesIt doesn’t get much more Italian than this: singer-songwriter Peppe Voltarelli – known for a unique musical style that blends various genres, primarily focusing on Italian folk, world music, and pop but still manages to reflect his Calabrian roots.– teams [ ... ]
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LAST CHANCE Ana Escobar Saavedra: It Starts Where It Ends
421 Arts Campus Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesAna Escobar Saavedra has a cross-disciplinary creative practice working on the frontiers of craft, art and design. Born and bred in Colombia, she is now established in the UAE; for the last few years, she has combined a personal studio [ ... ]
FreeLAST CHANCE Unstable Grounds: 2025 MFA Graduate Exhibition
421 Arts Campus Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesFor the fourth time, this exhibition shows work by students completing the two-year Master of Fine Arts in Art and Media at NYUAD – Dima Abou Zannad, Bao, Adele Bea Cipste, Hala El Abora, Mowen Li (Amira), Jude Maharmeh, Safeya [ ... ]
Free
Wassef Boutros-Ghali: A Retrospective (1965-2016)
Leila Heller Gallery Dubai, United Arab EmiratesIn the canvases of Wassef Boutros-Ghali, colours informed by a knowledge of unrelenting Mediterranean sunlight flood the flat plane of the canvas; architectural forms emerge, collide and re-engineer themselves without a narrative. Boutros-Ghali’s art speaks to the pure and unrestricted [ ... ]
Free
Morteza Khosravi: The Floating Table
Leila Heller Gallery Dubai, United Arab EmiratesInfluenced by the likes of Lucian Freud and Egon Schiele, Khosravi's drawings and paintings suggest that he's looking for artistic ideas – "for him, how to encounter pieces is important than pieces itself". But does have a characteristic style of [ ... ]
Free
Katya Emelyanova: Elevated State
Leila Heller Gallery Dubai, United Arab EmiratesThe practice of Moscow-based Katya Emelyanova explores the phenomenology of aesthetic experience, aiming to evoke emotion, foster direct engagement, and maintain accessibility. Drawing from fauvism and abstraction, her vibrant forms begin as abstract concepts that gradually evolve into refined, expressive [ ... ]
FreeStuff!
New Covent Garden Theatre Mall of the Emirates, Dubai"Melbourne’s goofiest duo", aka Jon & Jero, bring their epic adventure to the Dubai Comedy Festival for an hour-long show that invites kids and parents alike to be swept up in a hilarious tale of two bumbling brothers on a [ ... ]
From AED 75
Sam Wills: Tape Face
New Covent Garden Theatre Mall of the Emirates, DubaiTape Face is a silent, eccentric character whose comedy transcends the boundaries of age, language, and culture; taking inspiration from silent film, mime, magic, and puppetry, Sam Wills' character makes shoes sing, empty dresses dance, and electrical tape blossom into [ ... ]
From AED 100Con Coutis
Playhouse Studio Theatre New Covent Garden, Mall of the Emirates, DubaiFifty years after a meteor has wiped out every comedian but one, the Government revives the last-known comic, Con Coutis, from cryosleep in a final attempt to bring laughter back to the world. With cutting-edge surround sound and clever audio [ ... ]
From AED 75Al Manakh Spaces Talks – Pressure Cooker: Greenhouses and the Architecture of Farming
Al Qasimiyah School Sheikh Saqr Bin Khalid Al Qasimi St, SharjahFirst in a series of talks, conversations, and tours by the Sharjah Architecture Triennial (SAT) linked to the Al Manakh bio-farm and its community-based programming. The aim is to position the bio-farm within the wider context of architecture, agriculture, and [ ... ]
Free, but pre-registerMUSH
Playhouse Studio Theatre New Covent Garden, Mall of the Emirates, DubaiA "weird but wonderful" ‘ids show for adults’ at the Dubai Comedy Festival – expect plenty of clown antics, character work, and audience interaction. There's a second show tomorrow (5 October).
From AED 150Shawn Chidiac aka My Parents are Divorced
New Covent Garden Theatre Mall of the Emirates, DubaiThe Lebanese-Canadian comedian is a genuine rising star, known for his viral character "My Parents Are Divorced" (MPAD) and a very sharp wit blended with raw, relatable humour. This venue should suit him well. SOLD OUT but there may be [ ... ]
From AED195Stuff!
New Covent Garden Theatre Mall of the Emirates, DubaiA second show for "Melbourne’s goofiest duo", aka Jon & Jero, in a hilarious tale of two bumbling brothers on a mission to recover their stolen stuff. Venturing across strange and wonderful lands and encountering a whirlwind of silly antics, [ ... ]
From AED 75Sam Wills: Tape Face
New Covent Garden Theatre Mall of the Emirates, DubaiA second Dubai Comedy Festival, show for Tape Face, a silent, eccentric character whose comedy transcends the boundaries of age, language, and culture; taking inspiration from silent film, mime, magic, and puppetry, Sam Wills' character makes shoes sing, empty dresses [ ... ]
From AED 100Con Coutis
Playhouse Studio Theatre New Covent Garden, Mall of the Emirates, DubaiA second performance for this wildly original Dubai Comedy Festival show flips traditional comedy on its head, delivering a futuristic, sonically charged, hilariously unexpected experience: 50 years after a meteor has wiped out every comedian but one, the Government revives [ ... ]
From AED 75MUSH
Playhouse Studio Theatre New Covent Garden, Mall of the Emirates, DubaiA second performance of this "weird but wonderful" ‘kids show for adults’ at the Dubai Comedy Festival – expect plenty of clown antics, character work, and audience interaction.
From AED 150
Omid Djalili: NAMASTE
Dubai OperaAn early-evening Dubai Comedy Festival gig for the British-Iranian funnyman – 30 years in comedy, and despite the Hollywood cameos and TV roles the live stage has always felt his true home. Acid wit and self-deprecating anecdotes plus belly laughs [ ... ]
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