theatre

A Grain of Sand
Play review
Art
Culture
Live Story

Grain of Sand gives Gaza children their voices back on UK stage

Theatre Review: 'A Grain of Sand' weaves Palestinian folklore with real testimonies from Gaza's children in this poignant play by Elias Matar and Sarah Agha

Sarah Khalil
20 January, 2026
Bengal_Tiger_at_the_Baghdad_Zoo
Play review
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Bengal Tiger at Baghdad Zoo: Inside Iraq War's chaos and trauma

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

11 December, 2025
Horse of Jenin
Play review
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

The Horse of Jenin: Lost sculpture inspires story of resilience

The New Arab Staff

Shahla Omar

03 December, 2025
Ben-Gvir [Getty]
Israel
MENA
Live Story

Israeli forces raid Palestinian kids' play on Ben-Gvir's orders

The New Arab Staff
26 November, 2025
Lebanon new theatre plays
Lebanon
Art
Culture
Live Story

War, conflict and exile take centre stage in Lebanon theatre

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

26 May, 2025
A_Knock_on_the_Roof
Review
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

A Knock on the Roof: Life in Gaza under siege told by one woman

The New Arab Staff

Shahla Omar

04 March, 2025
GateTheatre_WishYouWereHere
theatre
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Wish You Were Here play: Navigating love, loss & revolution

The New Arab Staff

Lydia Doye

22 November, 2024
Women_Who_Blow_On_Knots
theatre
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Road trips, secrets, and unity in Women Who Blow on Knots play

The New Arab Staff

Lydia Doye

21 November, 2024
freedom theatre
7 October One Year On
Unfiltered

Gaza a year on: Artists fight to bear truth from Palestine to UK

Zoe Lafferty

Zoe Lafferty

09 October, 2024
Ostan_theatre
theatre
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Theatre play Ostan on asylum, profit over lives & 'Kurdishness'

The New Arab Staff

Shahla Omar

03 October, 2024
Peanut_butter_blueberries
British Muslims
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Redefining British-Muslim love in Peanut Butter and Blueberries

Yasmina Allouche

Yasmina Allouche

22 August, 2024
Scheherazade_show
theatre
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

'Scheherazade': The 1001 nights show that came to life in Oman

Rawaa Talass

Rawaa Talass

09 August, 2024
Russia
World
Live Story

Russian theatre duo jailed over play about ISIS brides in Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 July, 2024
Asmaa Alanbari's Gilgamesh: Snuggling baby
Iraq
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Asmaa Alanbari's 'Gilgamesh' is a fusion of past and present

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

25 January, 2024
Blue Mist: Muslim masculinity, journalism, and shisha
theatre
Art
Culture
Live Story

Blue Mist: Muslim masculinity, journalism, and shisha pipes

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

16 November, 2023
Morocco Flag
Morocco
MENA
Live Story

Renowned Moroccan artist dies after setting himself on fire

Basma El Atti
03 April, 2023
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
Syrian civil war
Culture
Live Story

The Beekeeper of Aleppo: Syrian strife in theatre form

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

17 February, 2023
Souadade
Arab film
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

The ever-shifting face of Syrian director Soudade Kaadan

Aman Al Bezreh

Aman Al Bezreh

15 December, 2022
Baghdaddy: London’s first play spotlighting the ongoing trauma of Iraqis
theatre
Culture
Live Story

Baghdaddy: A fragmented spotlight on Iraqi family trauma

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

15 December, 2022
Hakawatis
theatre
Culture
Live Story

Hakawatis: Reclaiming the Arabian Nights

Sarah photo for bio.JPG

Sarah Shaffi

15 December, 2022
Caryl Churchill
Cultural boycott
Perspectives

Caryl Churchill: Prize rescinded amidst attacks on Palestine

Zoe Lafferty

Zoe Lafferty

24 November, 2022