Tbilisi
If you think puppets aren't your thing, think again. The shows at this quaint little theatre, directed by maestro Rezo Gabriadze, are awe-inspiringly…
Must-see entertainment in Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan
Tbilisi
Tbilisi's beautiful opera house, in a 19th-century neo-Moorish building, finally reopened after years of renovation in 2016 and is looking gorgeous. Opera…
Yerevan
The city's main entertainment venue was built in the 1930s and has two main halls: the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall and the National Academic Theatre of…
Yerevan
Let's start by saying that the Kardashian sisters spent an evening at Malkhas in 2015. This could be a recommendation, but could also be a warning – we'll…
Baku
With its twin Mediterranean-style towers, this 1910 Baku landmark was originally built as an oil-boom-era casino. The interior is as impressive as its…
Azerbaijan
Entirely rebuilt in 2017, Gəncə's foremost concert hall has an ornate neoclassical design replete with statuary, domes and a figure-topped spire. It's a…
Baku
There's no sign on the stairs that lead down into this very modest cellar place, but if you hit the right night you can hear some of Baku's most…
Baku
This 1910 theatre has very distinctive twin-spired facade and a classically grand interior, though the place could do with some refreshing. It produces a…
Baku
This is one of the city's most unapologetically grungy dives. Its live jams (typically weekends 9pm to 11pm) form a wonderfully nonchalant backdrop to the…
Baku
This stylish concert hall, designed to resemble stylised musical instruments, hosts a sparse schedule of concerts in an eclectic variety of styles.
Baku
Superbly creative mime performances in a tiny theatre fashioned from a 1900 former chapel. Generally weekends only.
Azerbaijan
Although FK Qәbәlә is one of the nation's top football teams, winning the Azerbaijan Cup in 2019, attending its home games is usually entirely free. The…
Baku
The dinky little puppet theatre is a distinctive 1910 neoclassical building with twin, spired domes. Shows are mostly aimed at children and have a…
Azerbaijan
This 1913 brick building houses a small cinema but the place was being completely rebuilt at the time of research.
Baku
It's squat and hardly beautiful but at night this diamond-faceted sports and concert venue twinkles mysteriously across the bay in subdued colours. In…
Tbilisi
The Rustaveli is internationally famed for the Shakespeare productions of Robert Sturua, who has directed here almost uninterruptedly since 1980. It…
Tbilisi
Seating 2300 people, Tbilisi Concert Hall is Georgia's biggest musical venue and hosts many of the country's most prestigious music events, including the…
Baku
The building is one of Baku's finest examples of 1930s Soviet art deco. Fully renovated in 2011, it's a local landmark – but most films are screened in…
Baku
This large yet little-advertised concert hall has great acoustics and is a venue for many events during the Baku Jazz Festival.
Azerbaijan
This modern theatre claims a heritage of 140 years. Normally all plays are in Azerbaijani but it's worth watching the posters for upcoming performances.
