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A round of golf takes too long to play, survey finds
Life & Style
April 28, 2015
A round of golf takes too long to play, survey finds
In the fast-paced modern world, a typical round of golf takes too much time away from family or work for…
Comic version of Romeo and Juliet at Cairo’s El Aaem Theater
Cinema/TV
April 7, 2015
Comic version of Romeo and Juliet at Cairo’s El Aaem Theater
A comic version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is being performed at El Aaem Theater in the Manyal district of…
Cairo Opera House cancels play on adolescence for ‘inappropriate’ content
Art news
March 18, 2015
Cairo Opera House cancels play on adolescence for ‘inappropriate’ content
A few hours before its premiere, the Cairo Opera House cancelled the play “500s Khomsomeeyat” as part of the fifth annual…
Touristic theater makes unfortunate comeback in ‘The Smoking Jacket’
Art news
January 17, 2012
Touristic theater makes unfortunate comeback in ‘The Smoking Jacket’
The slowdown in the tourism sector since the revolution began had many drawbacks. But one positive outcome critics had hoped…
‘Solitaire’: A play on identity
Art news
April 3, 2011
‘Solitaire’: A play on identity
Last week at downtown’s Rawabet Theater, the Egyptian writer, theater director and founder of Sabeel for the Arts, Dalia Basiouny,…
I will stifle it!
Art news
July 10, 2010
I will stifle it!
As we, the actors and actresses of the Bussy play were on stage for our curtain call, our director stepped…
Spring Awakening: Teenage wasteland
Art news
April 8, 2010
Spring Awakening: Teenage wasteland
Downtown's Rawabet Theater received a refreshing, albeit short-lived, dose of creativity recently with Laila Soliman's adaptation of Frank Wedekind's 1891…
Spare storytelling: Oscar and the Lady in Pink
Art news
February 18, 2010
Spare storytelling: Oscar and the Lady in Pink
Theater director Hany El-Metennawy reprises his adaptation of Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt's "Oscar and the Lady in Pink" at Rawabet Space for…