"I arrived with time to spare and waited in anticipation in the opulent foyer of the Zabeel Theatre, wondering how it was going to be possible for three actors to perform 37 plays in 97 minutes. Having acted in a few Shakespearean plays myself over the years, I know first-hand how arduous and emotional just one plotline can become. And today the cast of West End Worldwide’s latest offering were going to traverse all of The Bard’s works in just one show?"

"The actors had broken the fourth wall long ago and were handing out popcorn, offering to shine your shoes and it was within this smoky, night time vibe that the atmosphere set the scene for an audience about to enter a downtown New York of the yesteryear." - Hayley Smith, a guest writer for Collab Company's arts journalism initiative

Love of my life, you've hurt me. You've broken my heart, and now you leave me. Love of my life, can't you see?"

Rebecca Crookshank is a shaman of the highest order. Alchemical magic. Unyielding electric current. Iconic. Icon. Iconoclast.

There is a singular moment of terror that has heretofore surpassed any jump scare I have experienced in my lived reality or imagination.

An After the Final Shows interview special by Lauren Noble. The 'Everybody's Talking About MTDXB!' Edition

A preview of 'She Poems' for JOMBA! Khuluma and #colabinconvo by Vicki Galloway-Place

A collective reflection on opening night by the UAE co|laboratory cohort for JOMBA! Khuluma Writing Residency 2021

A conversational poem by Bibars Murad in response to the concept of hope as artistic defiance

A guideline to the JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Festival by Vicki Galloway-Place

A film review by Neha Newalkar, who participated in our "How to be a Film Journalist" short course in Dubai in August 2021.

"'Woman and Scarecrow' is a poetic introspection of a woman who is fully aware that her time on the earthly plane is almost at an end."

A review of Dubai Drama Group's theatrical performance of 'The Permanent Way' in May 2021.

"When they were performing I only saw them as strangers, telling us their personal stories through contemporary dance." - Sasha Topic

A review of one of Danú Dubai's latest theatrical offerings. "The Glass Menagerie" review is written by guest columnist, Aya Adib, of NYUAD.