The Mad Cat Comedy folk add another gig, this one in Jumeirah at what is probably the best Russian restaurant in town (though obvs the performing is in the bar/lounge space – still, catch the beef stroganoff if you have [ ... ]
Mad Cat Comedy's regular standup night at Xandros in Signature 1 Hotel, TECOM. The cover charge of AED 80 includes one drink.
Second weekend of the festival of 10-minute plays – each of the S+S Dubai weekends (9-10 May is a break) features afternoon and evening sessions for 10 plays, meaning you could see something around 80 microplays if you attended all [ ... ]
Following previous editions of this exhibition in Paris and Tokyo, L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts aims to offer a dialogue between 19th and 20th-century Western jewellery and Islamic arts, with poetry as the common thread. Jewels, precious objects, and gouaché [ ... ]
Described as "the UAE’s first collaborative gallery exhibition", this 14-day selling show features more than 50 artists represented by 20 of the UAE’s leading contemporary art galleries. The intention is to provide a commercial opportunity for the galleries, which have [ ... ]
The annual Faculty exhibition of the Academy of Visual Arts at the University of the Arts, Sharjah. The curator is Tor Seidel, filmmaker and lecturer in photography and video at the Academy, and his statement includes this summary of the show: [ ... ]
Documentarist Phil Grabsky has carved a niche for himself by concentrating for the most part on films about artists – composers first, then more recently painters; Young Picasso is both typical of this work and one the best examples of [ ... ]
The second weekend for the Junction's short play festival: each weekend features 10 to 11 original 10-minute plays, meaning audiences will get the chance to see a diverse lineup of stories, styles and performances in a single evening. Essentially you [ ... ]
A regular Mad Cat Comedy night – "Dubai's wildest comedy show on Saturday" at "the first purpose built comedy room in the country". The cover charge of AED 99 includes two F&B coupons.
Second day of the second weekend of the festival of 10-minute plays – each of the S+S Dubai weekends (9-10 May is a break) features afternoon and evening sessions for 10 plays, meaning you could see something around 80 microplays [ ... ]
This major exhibition marks the ten-year anniversary of 421 Arts Campus and offers a chance to reflect on emergent artistic practices in the UAE, their possibilities, and challenges for the future. Featuring video, performance, installation, and multimedia works, it invites [ ... ]
For its inaugural exhibition, SAF's Photography Gallery presents a panorama of artistic experimentation and engagement drawn from the Sharjah Art Foundation Collection of photography. Says the Foundation: "the works navigate the sociopolitical terrain of the last six decades against a [ ... ]
A group show for six contemporary artists of Arab descent: Gilbert Halaby, Hanibal Srouji, Hussein Baalbaki, Richard Hearns, Sarah Alagroobi, and Soraya Abu Naba’a. Says the gallery: "At the heart of Memoryscape lies a shared inquiry into how our surroundings [ ... ]
In this exhibition of a new body of work, curated by Cima Azzam, Noor Al Suwaidi approaches colour as a field of sensation where form appears and dissolves within shifting tonalities – "figures hover at the edge of abstraction; colour [ ... ]
Curated by Cima Azzam and featuring artworks loaned by Firetti Contemporary, this exhibition reflects an ongoing exploration of memory, material, and place by Salmah Al Mansoori, an Emirati artist from Abu Dhabi. Her practice begins with acts of noticing: fragments, [ ... ]
A Mad Cat Comedy Sunday night regular, featuring the group's main man and mates in "a night of ridiculous stand up comedy" at one of Al Quoz's hidden gems (no alcohol, but good mocktails and t brilliant shots). The cover [ ... ]
Dubomedy's highly successful Sunday gig at Hushh in Social Distrikt gets a bit of a makeover to celebrate its 18 years of comic activity in Dubai. We're promised "a night of laughs, fits, and unforgettable vibes" with Stand-Up Comedy Game [ ... ]
The second weekend for the Junction's short play festival: each weekend features 10 to 11 original 10-minute plays, meaning audiences will get the chance to see a diverse lineup of stories, styles and performances in a single evening. Essentially you [ ... ]
A two-act evening of spontaneous scenes and songs based on audience suggestions, by some of our most experienced players and guests. After warming up with some fun games and scenes, the improvisers will entertain you with an evening of high [ ... ]
Mad Cat’s standup team at their regular stop at the Easy Tiger bar in Abu Dhabi's Al Ain Palace. The door price of AED 99 includes two drinks ...
The third annual showcase presented by graduates of the Musical Theatre Programme at University of the Arts Sharjah (was SPAA until it integrated into UAS). Past editions have been genuinely exhilarating, a blend of song, dance and drama performance curated [ ... ]
The Courtyard's popular 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 with [ ... ]
A solo exhibition for Shamsa Al Omaira, an Abu Dhabi based multidisciplinary artist and designer. Evocations of duality occupy a prominent position in her work; childhood bedding and memories of jelly desserts morph into soft-looking sculptures laced with hidden or overt [ ... ]
"An immersive mini-festival" to celebrate International Jazz Day, featuring a variety of artists and style from trad to contemporary via Cuba, R&B, and beyond. The roster includes Tona & Friends, Nikolai Mishchenko, Sincopa Ti, Nuvo Soul, and Errico Cutolo for [ ... ]
Comedy Kix is bringing a Thursday night stand-up gig to the InterCon Abu Dhabi's Belgian Café (magpie remembers fondly when it was the Belgian Beer Café) promising "killer comics, cold drinks, and zero chill". On the bill: Imah Dumagay, Josh [ ... ]
The revived UAE Phil – originally formed back in the Noughties, and reinvented a couple of years ago under the baton and direction of Nicholas Mann – continues its 2025/26 concert series at ToDA. We're promised "a musical journey across [ ... ]
"Mind-blowing magic" meets sharp standup comedy. Recommended – this guy is *very* clever, especially at close-up work ...
A standup special by MadCat Comedy's main man, Miqdaad Dohadwala. Expect some guests.
Third weekend of the festival of 10-minute plays – each of the S+S Dubai weekends (9-10 May is a break) features afternoon and evening sessions for 10 plays, meaning you could see something around 80 microplays if you attended all [ ... ]
As part of its ongoing institutional programming, Sharjah Architecture Triennial presents what it terms a “new chapter” in a long-term research initiative dedicated to architectural archives in the Arab world. Building on the inaugural 2023 exhibition, which focused on Beirut, [ ... ]
The inaugural auction of what is described as “a secondary market platform focused on mid-range contemporary works from the UAE and the wider region” will consist of a “tightly curated” sale of 21 lots. The organisers, from the Bayt AlMamzar [ ... ]
The third weekend for the Junction's short play festival: each weekend features 10 to 11 original 10-minute plays, meaning audiences will get the chance to see a diverse lineup of stories, styles and performances in a single evening. This weekend [ ... ]
Classics from an icon of Francophone music, whose songs from a career of six decades seem filled with warmth, nostalgia, and humanity ... This performance may be one of his last international appearances, too.
Improvised comedy from two very sharp standups – expect quick wit, superfast comebacks, and exemplary crowd work from Noha Bashir and Denise Alexe.
A regular Mad Cat Comedy night – "Dubai's wildest comedy show on Saturday" at "the first purpose built comedy room in the country". The cover charge of AED 99 includes two F&B coupons.
Second day of the third weekend of the festival of 10-minute plays – each of the S+S Dubai weekends (9-10 May is a break) features afternoon and evening sessions for 10 plays, meaning you could see something around 80 microplays [ ... ]
Alamoudi’s snapshots of contemporary Khaleeji aesthetics playfully capture the give-and-take between developmental goals and their real-world manifestation. Viral memes, talking falcons, automated toy cars and insect light traps all function as tools to process accelerating change; together, these works explore [ ... ]
Early evening Sunday comedy in Al Quoz from the Mad Cat team. The cover charge of AED 99 includes one drink.
The third weekend for the Junction's short play festival: each weekend features 10 to 11 original 10-minute plays, meaning audiences will get the chance to see a diverse lineup of stories, styles and performances in a single evening. This weekend [ ... ]
A great idea from Foundry Downtown – a group exhibition featuring artists based in the UAE who are not (currently) represented by galleries. The organisers describe it as “for the first time, a selling exhibition structured around accessibility, discovery, and [ ... ]
Nemr's latest stand up comedy special considers the craziness of the world today in the context of fatherhood – what he fears and what he looks forward to are very different now than before. In a world full of Rampant [ ... ]
A Palestinian-Lebanese singer-songwriter, dancer, life coach and clothing-line owner, Domina has spent nearly a decade writing music about the same territory she works in professionally – mental health, shadow work, and the slow process of becoming yourself. Her sound draws [ ... ]
Mad Cat’s standup team at their regular stop at the Easy Tiger bar in Abu Dhabi's Al Ain Palace. The door price of AED 99 includes two drinks ...
Throughout his practice, White approaches sculpture as a kind of material alchemy – discarded substances are reworked forms that appear uncannily animate: industrial debris becomes wave, tree, or cosmic surface, revealing unexpected continuities between natural forces and technological systems. Two [ ... ]
Described by the gallery as "a significant new exhibition" and "a return to the essential experience of art as presence, encounter, and shared space", this show features a curated selection of 50 newly arrived 2D and 3D works by Annalù, [ ... ]
Writer-director Annika Pinske’s debut feature tells the story of Clara, a middle-aged college lecturer and doctoral candidate who seems somewhat uncomfortable with her life in Berlin. That gets put into focus when she pays a weekend visit to her hometown [ ... ]
A writers’ group intended for writers to practice their craft without the pressures of producing a final outcome, designed to provide a supportive environment for writers to write alone yet in a group. You're invited to polish your writing skills [ ... ]
Classic improv comedy – no preparation, no plan, no script, just audience suggestions. These guys are good ...
Mad Cat Comedy's regular Thursday stop in Silicon Oasis promises "insane laughs every week". The door price of AED 99 includes one drink and popcorn.
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