Thomas Woodgate
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The Laughter Factory turns 30: the Dubai comedy club that gave Jack Whitehall his first overseas gig - What's On (opens the original)
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The Laughter Factory, the Dubai stand-up club that has hosted Jack Whitehall, Kevin Bridges, Joe Lycett and Jason Manford, celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2026. Co-founded in 1996 by former touring DJ Gail Clough and business partner Duncan, it began at the Hyatt Regency Deira and now runs across the city at various venues. Gail told What’s On how a DJ ended up running one of the region’s longest-standing comedy nights, which future stars passed through, and what’s planned for the anniversary
Game. Set. Match.: Dubai's multicultural take on Perfect Strangers returns in October - What's On (opens the original)
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Seven friends, a wedding at a tennis club resort and one bad idea over dinner: everyone puts their phone on the table, and every message and call is shared with the group. That’s the premise of Game. Set. Match., the Dubai stage adaptation of Perfect Strangers, which returns to The Junction on Alserkal Avenue from Friday 16 to Sunday 18 October. The first run, in September 2025, was the first production staged at the Playhouse Studio Theatre in the new Covent Garden at Mall of the Emirates, and
The ultimate family day-out planner, Etihad Rail's next stops and more: What’s On Northern Emirates Autumn 2026 is out now - What's On (opens the original)
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Autumn is when the Northern Emirates properly comes alive. The mercury drops, the terraces reopen, and there’s suddenly a lot more reason to leave the AC behind on a weekend. This issue, we’ve built the ultimate family day-out planner – covering everything from Etihad Rail’s newest stations to the region’s best waterparks, butterfly houses and heritage sites – alongside the restaurants worth crossing a bridge for and the race calendar to get you moving. Here’s what’s inside. Here’s what’s inside
Your full guide to Etihad Rail, Dubai’s best seats in the house and more: What’s On September 2026 is out now - What's On (opens the original)
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September in the UAE means one thing: the country is switching back on. And this month, quite literally, it’s switching on a railway. With Etihad Rail’s passenger network expanding station by station across the emirates, we’ve spent the issue working out exactly how to use it, where to sit once you’re wherever it takes you, and what’s worth your time between now and the cooler months. Here’s what’s inside. Here’s what’s inside the What’s On September 2026 issue – on shelves now. Our cover featur
4 of the best family staycations to fit in before the school bell rings - What's On (opens the original)
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There’s a particular calendar dread that sets in around now every year – the one where you glance at the date and realise the long days of summer are numbered. School gates reopen at the end of the month, and with them come the timetables, the packed lunches and the 6.30am alarms none of us are quite ready for. So before that happens, we’ve been making a point of getting the family out of the house and into a proper change of scene – not a two-hour outing, but a full day or weekend somewhere tha
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