100% FREEWho Ate My Jam? — Guignol puppet theatre at the Jameel
Watch Les Marionnettes bring Guignol’s misadventure to life: a new job with a countess runs into trouble with a scheming butler. This named guest production joins Jameel Arts Centre’s December family programme.
A nineteenth-century Guignol puppet from the Bibliothèque nationale de France collection. Representative of the puppet-theatre tradition, not Les Marionnettes’ puppets or the Jameel performance.
Al Jaddaf, Dubai · Lobby, Jameel Arts Centre, Jaddaf Waterfront, Dubai
When to go
27 December 2026. The family programme runs 11:00–15:00; the puppet performance’s individual start, duration and language are not yet published. Confirm these when registering.
Registration required. Check the organiser for remaining spaces.
Who can go
All ages admitted; production recommended for ages 5+ · Free · all ages · pre-registration required · confirm show time
Jameel explicitly labels this free Family Sunday All Ages and welcomes all. Les Marionnettes recommends age 5+ for the named production; that is suitability guidance, not a Jameel admission restriction.
Check age guidanceWhat’s free & what to know
- Free attendance for adults and children at the 27 December Jameel family programme; pre-registration through its matching form is required.
- The puppet performance takes place within the 11:00–15:00 programme. Confirm its exact start, duration and language before travelling.
- All ages are admitted by Jameel; the theatre company recommends the named production for ages 5+. Children should attend with a responsible adult.
- Registration is subject to organiser confirmation and capacity; no place has been reserved by Free Dubai.
- The form asks for contact details and participant names/ages; optional updates are not required. The organiser states sessions are photographed for its archives, website and social media.
- This listing covers the named guest puppet production. Repeat craft activities and normal gallery admission are not counted as separate additions.
Sources & photo credit
Last successfully checked 10 Nov 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.
10 November 2026: Current original Jameel programme confirms free all-ages Family Sunday on December27, 11:00–15:00, including the named puppet production. Linked public Typeform embedded definition is open/public and contains participant and contact fields without payment; updates are optional. Programme timing is not the individual show start/duration/language, which remains unannounced. Preserve company age5+ suitability guidance separately from Jameel all-ages admission.
Jameel Arts Centre — official family programme and guest performanceOfficial visitor access and map
Les Marionnettes — production synopsis and recommended age
Photo: Bibliothèque nationale de France / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Resized proportionally and compressed to WebP; full composition retained.