British Council Agouza, Cairo, Tel 01117911133 Garden Room Forty Five, is a play starring Sahar Al-Mougyand directed by Nada Sabet. As the effect of anestisia wears off, Amal examines her life, All 45 years of it. This monodrama will take audiences on a roller coaster ride of battling with fears, voices and dreams. All this juxtapose with clips from the media, talking about Amal's condition. This project is supported by the British Council, My Right programme. This event is free but requires pre-registration. (Friday 14 October, 8pm and Saturday 15 October, 11pm). The Cairo Puppet Theatre Next to the Al-Attaba Metro Station, Tel 02 2591 0954 Ferkesh Lama Yakash, a children play written and directed by Shawki Hegab and produced by the Cairo Puppet Theatre Company (Performances run every Thursday & Friday, 6.30pm).
Falaki Theatre American University in Cairo, Downtown Campus, 24 Falaki St, Downtown Cairo, Tel 012 8872 1446 Out of Cage, an experimental work of contemporary musical theatre in which the audience determines the work path and compositions. The show is displayed by Wael Sami Elkholy and Pascal Viglino within the activities of a workshop on multi-disciplinary musical theater in collaboration with the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia. People choose from 11 Tarot Cards of Maát-Ra – goddess of justice and the balance of universe for ancient Egyptians. Every card has a meaning embodied by exhibitors through a music track or a theatrical music scene. These tracks sequence is based on theselected cards from people at the beginning of every show. Every show is considered a new experiment for both the exhibitors and the public, so the possibility of repeating the same show within the same order and the same tracks are not contained(Friday 21 October, 8-9.30pm).
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).
El Genaina Theatre Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem Road, Darassa, Tel 02 2362 5057 Circ'Us, is a series of sketches combining circus, street theatre, music and singing, and is a product of a three-week arts residency in the Nile Delta which brought together 20 artists from France, Germany and different parts of Egypt. Artists from Egypt: Lilian Fayez- Nada Touta - Mohamed Gemy - Noha Khattab- Ahmed Sayed - Omar Mahmoud - Ashraf Emad - Sara Sherif - Myrna El Sawaf- Yasser Fawzy, from Germany: Johannes Caspers - Moritz Lucht - Carsten Ast - Julia Förster - Frederike Greusing and from France: Pauline Malbaux-Estelle Da Costa - Frieda Gerson - Matthias Tempette - Arthur Cadre. The show is for audiences of all age groups. Mixing acrobats, street theatre, aerials, juggling and live music, it brings 20 artists coming from France, Egypt and Germany to work together for the first time: gathered in a 10 day residency in Port-Said, they put up a show that will tour from 8 until 18 October, passing through 10 different cities. In each city, the artists will animate workshops for children and teenagers before the show. Circ'Usis organized by Institut Français d'Egypte, Goethe-Institut Kairo, Robert Bosch Stiftung in partnership with Mahatat for Contemporary Art (Egypt, Vuesch e.V. - Verein zur Überwindung der Schwerkraft, Germany and Nomadays, France. Entrance and participation to all activities is free and open to all (Tuesday 18 October, 8 pm).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, Mohamed Anwar among others performs two plays Baad Al-Tahia (After the Greeting) and Gawaz Salonat (Marriage of Convenience) (Thursday 13, Friday 14 and Saturday 15 October, 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 3 and Friday 4 November, 10.30pm).
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, 7.30pm).
Miami Theatre Maarouf, Qasr Al-Nile, Downtown, Tel 02 2574 5651 Al-Oum Al-Shogaa (The Brave Mother), a play starring actress Raghda, actorsAlaa Qouta, Safaa Galal, Omar Othman, Ahmed Mustafa poems written by Sami Shaker, lyrics composed by Attia Mahmoud, décor by Mohamed Hashim, costumes designing by Maha Abdel-Rahman and directed by Mohamed Omar (Performances run daily, 9.30pm).
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). El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, under the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 02 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 Wisdom Hall The Show Night Companypresents The Duo Drama Night (Monday 17 October, 7pm). The Philosophy of Donkeys, a comic play written by Tawfik Al-Hakim, designed for stage and directed by Mohamed Medhat (Monday 24 October, 7-8.30pm, entrance starts from 6.30pm).
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 daily except Tuesdays, 7.30pm). Zaki Tolaimat Hall Al-Aatr (The Scent), a play features a group of budding actors, songs composed by Wael Aqid, directed by Mohamed Allam (Performances run daily except Tuesdays, 9.30pm).
