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SUMMARY:War and Peace
DESCRIPTION:Tolstoy’s epic novel has often resisted dramatisation as a one-off theatrical performance – it’s huge\, after all\, which is the classic BBC series from 1972 ran for fully 20 episodes and Sergei Bondarchuk’s film adaptation from the 60s spanned seven hours in four parts. This version\, by celebrated director Rimas Tuminas and delivered by the Vakhtangov State Academic Theatre of Russia\, comes in a more manageable four hours plus a (much needed) intermission; but it has still received favourable reviews\, with few complaints about its sweep and spectacle – it seems that most of the grandeur and complexity of Tolstoy’s work has been retained\, with the Napoleonic Wars as the background for the lives\, ambitions\, hopes and sorrows of the three families portrayed: the Rostovs\, the Bolkonskys\, the Kuragins. \nIt’s performed in Russian with English surtitles. There’s a second performance on 18 January at 5pm.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/war-and-peace/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera\, Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:War and Peace
DESCRIPTION:The second and final performance of the Vakhtangov State Academic Theatre adaptation of Tolstoy’s epic novel\, by celebrated director Rimas Tuminas. Reviews suggest that most of the grandeur and complexity of Tolstoy’s work has been retained\, with the Napoleonic Wars as the background for the lives\, ambitions\, hopes and sorrows of the three families portrayed: the Rostovs\, the Bolkonskys\, the Kuragins. It’s performed in Russian with English surtitles.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/war-and-peace-2/
LOCATION:Dubai Opera
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260122T193000
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SUMMARY:The Mannequin
DESCRIPTION:A funny\, clever\, humane\, and ultimately entertaining show\, improvised by James Scarr and accompanied live by Paul Jones (who also wrote the music). “A stranger\, completely created using audience suggestions\, is imaginatively painted onto a mannequin. Then\, I tell his story …” Highly recommended. \nThere’s a second performance tomorrow (23 January).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-mannequin/
LOCATION:New Covent Garden Theatre\, Mall of the Emirates\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:The Mannequin
DESCRIPTION:A second performance for this funny\, clever\, humane\, and ultimately entertaining show\, improvised by James Scarr and accompanied live by Paul Jones (who also wrote the music). “A stranger\, completely created using audience suggestions\, is imaginatively painted onto a mannequin. Then\, I tell his story …” Highly recommended.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/the-mannequin-2/
LOCATION:New Covent Garden Theatre\, Mall of the Emirates\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260124T103000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260124T113000
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SUMMARY:La Lezione di Teatro | The Acting Class 
DESCRIPTION:A joyful lesson in theatre and a tribute to the theatrical talent of Italians for connecting to anyone\, transcending language barriers. Set partly in English and partly in Italian (and without subtitles)\, the show ironically demolishes preconceived notions of the difficulty of theatre language and highlights how communication problems can be solved with theatrical bodywork \nThe plot is simple enough\, based in the tradition of the comedy of errors: an actress receives a student for a private drama lesson in her apartment; he is eager to learn the tricks of the trade\, she is thrilled at the idea of making him fall in love with Italian theatre. The lesson falters on language problems\, and communication breaks down until the universal language of commedia dell’arte comes to the rescue … \nThere’s a second performance tomorrow (25 January) at 1.30pm. \nThis is one of three fringe-adjacent shows at the Junction today\, playing along with Hold on to Your Butts and Fly\, You Fools! as part of Quoz Arts Fest – so you’ll have to buy a ticket to get into the festival (one day pass AED 100\, two-day pass AED 200) as well as a ticket for the show. And the AED 120 price below is for a single performance; you can buy a two-show one-day pass for AED 199 and a three-show one-day pass for AED 299.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/la-lezione-di-teatro-the-acting-class-3/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260124T150000
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SUMMARY:Hold On To Your Butts
DESCRIPTION:Two blokes and a Foley artist deliver a high-energy shot-for-shot parody of the iconic 90s film Jurassic Park\, playing all the key characters (including most of the dinosaurs). Token low-budget costumes combined with the actors’ slick physicality\, vocal creativity and superfast pacing make it a breathless ride\, and there’s no doubting why the play has been such a big West End and fringe hit … \nThere’s a second performance tomorrow (25 January) at 7.30pm. \nThis is one of three fringe-adjacent shows at the Junction today\, playing along with La Lezione di Teatro | The Acting Class and Fly\, You Fools! as part of Quoz Arts Fest – so you’ll have to buy a ticket to get into the festival (one day pass AED 100\, two-day pass AED 200) as well as a ticket for the show. And the AED 120 price below is for a single performance; you can buy a two-show one-day pass for AED 199 and a three-show one-day pass for AED 299.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/hold-on-to-your-butts/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260124T193000
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SUMMARY:Fly\, Your Fools!
DESCRIPTION:An irreverent high-energy high-physicality parody of Lord of the Rings (the film rather than the novel\, in fact). Intricate Foley work is matched by the sheer skill of the actors and the increasingly manic complexity of the situations – the Mines of Moria\, a gloriously OTT death for Boromir\, and four hobbits being played by three people are standout moments\, but there are many … (Why ‘Fly\, You Fools’? It’s what Gandalf said to the company just as the Balrog dragged him down. He didn’t mean flap your wings\, obvs – it was ‘fly’ in the sense of ‘flee’.) \nThere’s a second performance tomorrow (25 January) at 3pm. \nThis is one of three fringe-adjacent shows at the Junction today\, playing along with La Lezione di Teatro | The Acting Class and Hold on to Your Butts as part of Quoz Arts Fest – so you’ll have to buy a ticket to get into the festival (one day pass AED 100\, two-day pass AED 200) as well as a ticket for the show. And the AED 120 price below is for a single performance; you can buy a two-show one-day pass for AED 199 and a three-show one-day pass for AED 299.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/fly-your-fools/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:Karn:Warrior 
DESCRIPTION:Now this sounds like a lot of fun – an immersive hi-tech retelling of the story of the Mahabharata epic hero Karn. Raised in a humble village\, unaware of his noble birth\, a stable boy among princes\, Karn’s journey leads to the legendary Kurukshetra War\, where Krishna reveals his true origins and Karn must face his sworn enemy Arjun … \nThis production is described as “like stepping inside a video game”. Karn:Warrior is produced by ANT Management with a raft of Dubai theatre notables – direction by Alex Broun\, fight routines choreographed by Narsimha “Nattu” Chouhan\, movement by Gillian Rhodes (who also stars)\, stunning big-screen LED visuals by Montel Goodrick Maiava\, music by Daniel Faber (who we think is responsible for Male Fireworks\, a track on magpie’s go-to playlist\, and who certainly is one of the people behind the Rair oxygen-and-water enterprise) … \nAlex Broun described the show to us as “a uniquely modern take on the story”. It’s not just the video game setting: “most of the main characters in the Mahabharata are male\, but we have cast three exceptional female actors to play all the roles. This brings a very different take on these legendary stories\, highlighting moments and ideas that are often glossed over in other versions …” We’re promised that “Karn:Warrior is fast moving\, explosive and highly entertaining 60 minutes – it will literally be leaping off the QE2 stage. One you definitely shouldn’t miss.” \nThere are multiple characters but just three actors. Newcomer Anita Nayyar plays Karn; Rochelle Goodrick is Arjun\, Karn’s arch enemy\, and takes other roles including Duroydhan\, his benefactor; Gillian Rhodes plays more than 10 different parts ranging from an eight-year-old girl to an 80-year-old guru. \nIt plays for one day only\, with shows at 2pm and 7pm.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/karnwarrior/
LOCATION:Theatre by QE2\, Queen Elizabeth 2\, Port Rashid\, Dubai
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:La Lezione di Teatro | The Acting Class 
DESCRIPTION:The second performance for this joyful lesson in how theatre can transcend language barriers. An actress receives a student for a private drama lesson in her apartment; he is eager to learn the tricks of the trade\, she is thrilled at the idea of making him fall in love with Italian theatre. The lesson falters on language problems\, and communication breaks down until the universal language of commedia dell’arte comes to the rescue … \nThis is one of three fringe-adjacent shows at the Junction today\, playing along with Hold on to Your Butts and Fly\, You Fools! as part of Quoz Arts Fest – so you’ll have to buy a ticket to get into the festival (one day pass AED 100\, two-day pass AED 200) as well as a ticket for the show. And the AED 120 price below is for a single performance; you can buy a two-show one-day pass for AED 199 and a three-show one-day pass for AED 299.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/la-lezione-di-teatro-the-acting-class-4/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260125T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260125T160000
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SUMMARY:Fly\, Your Fools!
DESCRIPTION:The second performance for this irreverent high-energy high-physicality parody of Lord of the Rings (the film rather than the novel\, in fact). Intricate Foley work is matched by the sheer skill of the actors and the increasingly manic complexity of the situations – the Mines of Moria\, a gloriously OTT death for Boromir\, and four hobbits being played by three people are standout moments\, but there are many … (Why ‘Fly\, You Fools’? It’s what Gandalf said to the company just as the Balrog dragged him down. He didn’t mean flap your wings\, obvs – it was ‘fly’ in the sense of ‘flee’.) \nThis is one of three fringe-adjacent shows at the Junction today\, playing along with La Lezione di Teatro | The Acting Class and Hold on to Your Butts as part of Quoz Arts Fest – so you’ll have to buy a ticket to get into the festival (one day pass AED 100\, two-day pass AED 200) as well as a ticket for the show. And the AED 120 price below is for a single performance; you can buy a two-show one-day pass for AED 199 and a three-show one-day pass for AED 299.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/fly-your-fools-2/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:Hold On To Your Butts
DESCRIPTION:The second performance for this affectionate high-energy shot-for-shot parody of the iconic 90s film Jurassic Park\, with two blokes and a Foley artist delivering all the key characters (including most of the dinosaurs). Token low-budget costumes combined with the actors’ slick physicality\, vocal creativity and superfast pacing make it a breathless ride\, and there’s no doubting why the play has been such a big West End and fringe hit … \nThis is one of three fringe-adjacent shows at the Junction today\, playing along with La Lezione di Teatro | The Acting Class and Fly\, You Fools! as part of Quoz Arts Fest – so you’ll have to buy a ticket to get into the festival (one day pass AED 100\, two-day pass AED 200) as well as a ticket for the show. And the AED 120 price below is for a single performance; you can buy a two-show one-day pass for AED 199 and a three-show one-day pass for AED 299.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/hold-on-to-your-butts-2/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260130T200000
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SUMMARY:Art
DESCRIPTION:What exactly is ‘art’? Yasmina Reza’s cult comedy classic uses that as the starting point for a caustic examination of the potentially fragile architecture of friendship. One of the three friends has just bought a very expensive painting – it’s all white. To another friend the painting is a joke\, but do they have the right standards to judge it? The third friend doesn’t really have much of an opinion but get pulled into the disagreement. They square off over the canvas\, using it as an excuse to relentlessly batter one another over various failures … \nSpoiler alert: it’s not really about art per se – the white painting is just the catalyst\, but it does play a significant part in the denouement … \nJihane Tehini and Francesca Bizzarri direct. The original had three men as the friends\, but gender isn’t especially relevant to the script and they have cast three women – Leila Oggar\, Arezoo Sharifi and Jihane Tehini herself. \nLast November\, Complices had a sell-out run at the Junction for an excellent production of Neil Simon’s Rumors (which takes a similarly comic look at human relationships albeit from a rather different angle). On that basis alone we’d vote for this production\, but in any case Reza’s play is cleverly paced\, thoughtful\, heartfelt and ultimately generous. Recommended. \nIt’s in French with English surtitles. There are further shows on 31 January and 1 February.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/art/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260131T200000
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SUMMARY:Art
DESCRIPTION:Yasmina Reza’s cult comedy classic uses three friends’ reactions to an expensive all-white painting to examine the dynamics of friendship. Spoiler alert: it’s not really about art per se – the white painting is just the catalyst\, but it does play a significant part in the denouement … \nJihane Tehini and Francesca Bizzarri direct a cast of three women – Leila Oggar\, Arezoo Sharifi and Jihane Tehini herself. It’s in French with English surtitles; there are two final shows tomorrow (1 February).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/art-2/
LOCATION:The Junction\, Unit H72\, Alserkal Avenue\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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