Bull

Dubai Drama Group reprises its 2023 production of Mike Bartlett’s Bull – a title which may be short for bullshit, but which also suggests bullying and bullfighting. Both of those are highly relevant.

Three business people wait to hear which of them won’t be getting the two jobs on offer. What follows is a masterclass in the nastier side of capitalism, an hour of backbiting and baiting, collusion and malice, needling growing into outright aggression as two gang up on the third … It can be a tough watch, but it’s a play with wit and insight, the kind of thing that demands good acting from the cast – who are Bryn Mitchell, Matthew T. Corbett, Catherine Broad (the workers) and John Thekanady (their boss). Kirin Hilliar directs.

Incidentally, this is a new place for plays; it will be interesting to see how The Fridge stacks up against the other small venues in the area.

There’s a second performance on 27 April.