[4] The Heritage Village was relocated to Arad in the neighbouring island of Muharraq in December 2009 to save costs.

[5] In July 2012, it was feared that the theatre's construction would not be completed in time to coincide with the country's already-scheduled culture programs.

Air conditioning units, leather and glass materials were put in place in the last months of construction.

[6] The theatre's structure was built as a cubic glass shaped building, alongside an artificial lake which was meant to provide a promenade for visitors,[7] with the roof coated in gold colouring- some commentators have dubbed the theatre as having an "Arabian Nights theme".

[7] The vertical columns supporting the roof were kept relatively narrow by designing a thick steel tube filled with concrete to serve as the wall.

[7] The 1001-seat auditorium's interior is clad with acoustically deafened Canadian Elmwood, which was meant to give visitors the impression of being on a Dhow.

A seating wagon can be moved manually to fill the orchestra pit to enlarge the auditoriums capacity.