Little Shop of Horrors

Abu Dhabi Choral Group (ADCG), the UAE’s longest standing community musical theatre group, has a terrific (and well-deserved) reputation for producing professional-grade productions of classic musicals. Based on the 1960 film by Roger Corman, with book and lyrics by Howard Ashman and music by Alan Menken, this one is an award-winning cult musical; it blends doo-wop, rock, and Motown in a charming but totally twisted comedy that follows the story of meek garden store employee Seymour, his co-worker crush Audrey, her sadistic dentist of a boyfriend, and an alien plant with a gruesome appetite that threatens them and the entire world as we know it. Naturally it gets a generously-sized stage (the Arts Center’s Red Theater) with live music.

There are further performances at 7.30pm on 24 and 25 June, with an additional matinée at 2.30pm on 25 June.