Umm Kulthum musical at JACC: ticket sales open today
One night at the National Theatre on 4 December, with more than 65 performers. Booking is online.
The box office for Umm Kulthum: Lost in the Voice of El Sett opens today, Thursday 15 October. The musical plays the National Theatre at the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Centre on Friday 4 December, and seats are booked through the centre’s website.
The show
It retells the life of Umm Kulthum through drama, music and staging, with more than 65 performers. Singer Asmaa El-Gamal plays Umm Kulthum, Ahmed Ali El-Haggar plays the composer Mohamed Abdel Wahab and Saeed Salman plays the poet Ahmed Rami; the actress Zeinat Sedki also appears as a character.
Dr Medhat El-Adl wrote the book and lyrics and supervises the production, Ahmed Fouad directs, and the music is by Khaled El-Kammar and Ehab Abdelwahed. It is produced by Fadaeya Art Production with Al Salam Media Group.
Before you book
- One performance has been announced: Friday 4 December, National Theatre.
- Tickets are sold at tickets.jacc-kw.com, which has its own sign-up page, so it is worth creating an account before the show appears.
- At 7am today the show was not yet listed on the ticket site, and the source gave no prices.
Photo: a theatre auditorium, used for illustration; it is not the JACC National Theatre. By Jack1956, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Source: Al-Anba, 15 October 2026, and the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Centre ticket site, checked the same day.
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