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Chicago

Etihad Arena Yas Island, Abu Dhabi

The second weekend of performances for “the most exciting musical of its generation” (The Times). First seen in 1975 and still an all-round stunner, it is based on a 1926 play by one-time reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins and is built [... more]

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Way of the Forest

421 Arts Campus Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi

This travelling edition of the Colomboscope arts festival features work by 19 artists from South Asia and Africa. Taking over Galleries 1 and 2 inside 421 Arts Campus, it focuses on interdependence, custodianship, and restorative practices across rainforests, wilderness, mountain [... more]

Free

Mary Poppins: dir Robert Stevenson (1964)

Manarat al Saadiyat Abu Dhabi

A newly restored print of the multiple Academy Award winner, starring Julie Andrews as the magical nanny and Dick Van Dyke as a most unlikely chimney sweep. Fantastical adventures follow as the spirited nanny turns every chore into a game [... more]

Free

Go Back for Murder

The Junction Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

The final performance for this Agatha Christie play. There's an unusual twist on the traditional murder mystery , the action moving from past to present and illuminating the danger of relying on personal testimony warped by time, prejudice and perception. [... more]

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Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony

Dubai Opera

It's 200 years since Betthoven's Ninth premiered, and this performance by the Polish National Opera Orchestra with the Dubai Festival Choir under the baton of Patrick Fournillier should provide a suitable tribute to what is undoubtedly a masterpiece of Western [... more]

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Comedy Mix-Tape

Melrose Paramount Midtown, Al Mustaqbal Street, Dubai

Dubomedy's improv evening is back with "a hilarious mash-up of stand-up and improv ... You never know who will pop in". It's free but fills up fast, so RSVP to get a seat.

Free, but pre-register