Souq Waqif hosts Again from 27 to 31 October 2026
Published on 10/18/2026 at 02:52 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael MĂĽller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Souq Waqif in Doha will host Qatar Museums’ world premiere of Again from 27 to 31 October 2026. The production will be staged at Abdulaziz Nasser Theatre, placing a new international performance inside one of Qatar’s best-known traditional markets.
Again is presented in association with Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art and forms part of Qatar Creates’ autumn and winter 2026-27 season. The performance explores histories of struggle for freedom and self-determination in South Africa and Palestine.
Again brings a world premiere to Souq Waqif from 27 October
The production combines music, movement and spoken word. It was created by the South African theatre company Isango Ensemble and is inspired by writings by Sondos Sabra, with the work drawing on experiences connected to resistance, displacement and the search for liberation.
Qatar Museums announced the programme on 13 October 2026. The presentation at the Abdulaziz Nasser Theatre runs across five days, from 27 to 31 October 2026, and is part of a season connecting museums, performance and wider cultural programming in Qatar.
The Qatar Museums announcement describes the production as a live conversation between the histories of South Africa and Palestine. The organiser’s schedule lists performances from 7pm to 9pm, with English and some Arabic used in the show.
Souq Waqif’s restored market setting adds historic context
The venue sits within a market that Visit Qatar describes as a popular Doha attraction containing shops for souvenirs, handmade items and local products, alongside cafes and restaurants. The market was renovated in 2006, giving the performance a contemporary cultural programme in a setting shaped by conservation and traditional commerce.
That relationship between place and programme is unusually direct: visitors attending Again will enter a historic market rather than a purpose-built arts district, then find a theatre production concerned with cultural memory and political history. The venue therefore links Qatar’s preserved urban setting with an international stage work.
Qatar Museums has also documented the market’s conservation history in an English and Arabic publication. Its account presents the site through architectural photographs and records of the conservation stages, while Visit Qatar’s history guide identifies the 2006 renovation.
Inside the theatre programme and its international links
Again was developed over two years in South Africa, the United Kingdom and the Middle East. Its creative material brings together testimony, composed music, choral performance, physical movement and spoken narrative.
The production also connects the theatre at Souq Waqif with Mathaf, which is presenting the work in association with Qatar Museums. For visitors in Doha, the event offers a fixed cultural appointment at a named venue between 27 and 31 October 2026, rather than a general seasonal activity at the market.
Visiting Souq Waqif: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- Again runs from 27 to 31 October 2026 at Abdulaziz Nasser Theatre on Ali bin Abdullah Street in Souq Waqif.
- The performance is scheduled from 7pm to 9pm, and the organiser states that the gates close 20 minutes before the show begins. Tickets are required.
- The market is in central Doha. The Souq Waqif and Msheireb stations provide metro access, with the Gold Line serving the former and Msheireb connected to the Gold, Red and Green lines.
- The setting is a traditional market of narrow lanes, shops, cafes and restaurants, so reaching the theatre involves walking through an active pedestrian environment rather than a single enclosed visitor complex.
- Arabic is Qatar’s official language and the national currency is the Qatari riyal.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
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Frequently asked questions about Souq Waqif
When does Again take place at Souq Waqif?
Again takes place from 27 to 31 October 2026 at Abdulaziz Nasser Theatre.
What is Souq Waqif?
It is a traditional market in Doha with shops, cafes, restaurants and handmade local goods. Visit Qatar says it was renovated in 2006.
Where is Souq Waqif and how do you get there?
It is in central Doha and can be reached via the Souq Waqif and Msheireb metro stations.
