Omar Kintt performs his first full stand-up special, Kent Fein?, at Rawabet on 15 November
The comedian brings a full hour of his own stories to Rawabet Art Space downtown on Sunday 15 November at 8pm. Tickets are EGP 350.
Comedian Omar Kintt is taking the step every stand-up works towards: a full-length special of his own. Kent Fein? (Where were you?) is his first full hour of comedy, and it plays Rawabet Art Space in Downtown Cairo on Sunday 15 November at 8pm.
The ticket page describes the show as a night of stories, life experiences and unexpected moments, told from Omar's own comic point of view. It is a single performer, a single night and one hour of material built around his life, rather than the shared line-up format of the club comedy nights that fill most of Cairo's weekly listings.
Rawabet is one of the downtown rooms where new work gets tried out. The independent space on Hussein Basha Al Meamari Street, off Marouf, hosts plays, live music and comedy, and this month's programme already includes a live electronic set and a two-night theatre production in the days before Kintt's show. Its small size suits a first special: close to the stage, no tables, the focus on the person with the microphone.
Doors open at 7:30pm and the show starts on time; late arrivals will not be let in. Tickets are EGP 350 on Tickets Marche, in one category only, and cannot be refunded. Anyone aged 12 and over needs a full ticket, and children under 12 are not allowed in.
Rawabet is at 5 Hussein Basha Al Meamari Street in Marouf, Qasr El Nil, a short walk from Talaat Harb Street and Tahrir. Parking downtown on a Sunday evening is tight, so the metro to Sadat or Mohamed Naguib is the easier way in; aim to be at the door by 7:45pm, since nobody gets in once the hour starts.