Slava’s Snowshow

One of the best seasonal shows around – a whimsical blur of laughter, awe, and magic that has already been seen by more than 12 million theatre-goers around the world, reportedly receives a standing ovation following every single performance, and so far has clocked up more than 25 international awards (among them a West End Laurence Olivier award for Best Entertainment, a Drama Desk Award in New York, and a Broadway Tony nomination).

It’s also wowed the critics: “the most fun in the theatre you will ever experience” (The Guardian) and “a thing of rare theatrical beauty not to be missed” (Daily Telegraph). The New York Times came up with “simply thrilling … unmissable … induces waves of giggles and sighs of pleasure”. And the Financial Times gave us “Slava’s Snowshow achieved something I’ve rarely seen: a spontaneous eruption of playful energy which lifted the entire audience in a bubble of pure delight. Magic!” All of which is spot on.

Essentially it’s a group of clowns wearing green and one clown wearing yellow, in “a celebration of winter and snow”. But Slava Polunin, the show’s creator, has created something special from the fabric of dreams and fairy tales in a kaleidoscope of events, colours, sounds, “spaces” and “times”. As Variety put it, “Slava’s Snowshow is to clowning what Cirque du Soleil is to the circus … Slava’s Snowshow is as theatrical as it is simple, as involving as it is inspiring”.

There are just five shows in Dubai:

8 December 8pm
9 December 3pm and 8pm
10 December 3pm and 8pm