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NT LIVE SCREENING MAN AND SUPERMAN
s p e e c h l e s s i m p r o v i s e d p o w e r p o i n t Speechless puts entertainers on the spot with nothing more than a stage, a microphone and a PowerPoint deck full of random images they’ve never seen - with hilarious results.
4 NOV at 8pm 60 aed
Academy Award® nominee Ralph Fiennes plays Jack Tanner in this exhilarating reinvention of Shaw’s witty, provocative classic.
19, 20 & 21 NOV AT 8PM 100 AED
Maestro
MET Opera Screening: IL TROVATORE
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Starring Anna Netrebko in her highly anticipated Met role debut as Leonora, the tortured heroine who sacrifices her own life for the love of the Gypsy troubadour.
Improv’
27 NOV at 7pm 100 aed 2 5 N ov 8 p m10 p m
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hindi comedy: racy Desis stand-up
Fast paced, unpredictable and hilarious. Ten of Dubai’s virtuoso actors converge for a night of scenes, songs and games based on audience suggestions.
11 & 18 Nov at 8pm 60 AED
22 NOV AT 8PM 50 AED
Join us for the fiercest night of stand up comedy you will ever witness. Local comics attempt to defy the ominous sound of the gong as you decide their fate.
new! monday night comedy Join us for improv’, sketch and song at The Playhouse every Monday night at 8pm 9, 23 & 30 Nov and Grassroots stand-up comedy featuring local up-and-coming comedians, 16 Nov.
**** free entrance! ****
Combining superbly chilling tales of the supernatural with the hilarious banter of a small community in the heart of rural Ireland.
workshops FOR DETAILS VISIT www.courtyardplayhouse.com/classes/ OR CALL 050 9861761
Giving participants a solid grounding in the different contemporary styles of improv’ that dominate the writing, acting and comedy world today.
the desert monologues acting workshop showcase
A collection of short dramatic pieces prepared and performed by the participants of the Courtyard Playhouse’s theatre acting workshop.
14 Nov - Free entrance
Improv Level 2 This course will develop your practical knowledge of scene structure as well as explore the rules and boundaries of improv’ that help create stories.
LAMDA
14 N o v - 14 D e c
Classes provide our young performers a platform where they can explore and communicate creative ideas, thoughts and feelings in a wide range of dramatic forms.
AGES 4-17 13 SEP - 6 DEC
TRUTH IN COMEDY IMPROV’ LEVEL 1 Have fun, meet new people and learn to improvise in our lowpressure classes. Learn to take risks, on stage and in life.!
14 Nov - 14 Dec
NOW also iN HiNDi!
20 Nov - 14 Dec
Stand-Up Comedy With Salman zq
** SING IT! ** MUSICAL IMPROV’ Now a recognised theatre form, groups worldwide are performing entire musicals based on audience suggestions. Whether you’ve had musical training or just enjoy singing in the shower, come to the Courtyard Playhouse and Sing it.
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Our stand-up comedy program for adults takes you from the fundamentals of comedy writing to creating your own stand-up comedy set.
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