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Cirque Du Liban: Fontana

Yas Island Abu Dhabi

Cirque du Liban comes to Yas with "the first travelling water circus in the Middle East ... live entertainment, breathtaking artistic performances in a tailor-made aqua theatre, waterfalls cascading, artists diving and performing mind-blowing Aquatic experience". The previews look great, [... more]

From AED 100

Youth Takeover 2024

Jameel Arts Centre Al Jaddaf, Dubai

The Jameel's annual handover of the arts centre to a selected cohort of young visionaries starts on Saturday 4 May and runs to Monday 27 May. There will be multiple artwork and installation "interventions" across the ground floor of the [... more]

Free

Modern and Contemporary Art Dubai

Christie’s Dubai DIFC, Gate Village, Building 5, Dubai

This online-only Christie’s sale takes place 9-23 May but includes a selection of the works in an exhibition at its DIFC base between 18 and 23 May (10am to 7pm each day). We don't know exactly what will be on [... more]

Free

Exclusive Live Comedy Podcast: Ali Al Sayed

Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi

“Raw, real and hilarious” live podcasts, hosted by top local comedian Ali Al Sayed with guests as a contribution to Abu Dhabi Comedy Week. Free to attend, but you need to pre-register (if you can’t get into this one there [... more]

Free, but pre-register

Othello

The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

You can't fault the Junction's resident H72 theatre company for lack of ambition; Othello is an expansive play, full of big characters and demanding powerful acting to deliver Shakespeare's tale of jealousy, interpersonal politics and social commentary. We know little [... more]

AED 120

Mame Khan

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

Bollywood Sufi from the pride of Rajasthan and his ensemble. Featuring “the finest musicians on an assortment of traditional instruments such as the dholak, harmonium, kartal, kamaycha, sarangi, morchang, bhapang, matka, tambura, bansuri as well as keyboard and saxophone”, we’re [... more]

From AED 150

Tommy Tiernan, Kevin Bridges, Joanne McNally

Etihad Arena Yas Island, Abu Dhabi

Two of Britain’s best standups share this Abu Dhabi Comedy Week with a "special guest". The men are both established, both very funny, and both get less attention than they deserve; Tiernan is everything you want from a droll Irish [... more]

From AED 345

Ahmed Al-Kadri

Jazz and Fizz Bar, Sofitel Abu Dhabi Corniche Corniche Road East, Capital Plaza Complex, Abu Dhabi

The Yemeni/American standup is coming to Abu Dhabi for Comedy Week. He’s good, and though his improv and TikTok and Instagram shorts have been a viral hit he deserves a wider audience for his way with anecdotes and “jokes about [... more]

AED 150