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Dubailand by Carmen Nasr

Directed by Georgie Staight

'Dubailand' premiered at the Finborough Theatre in February 2017.

• JAMIE: Nicholas Banks
• LALI: Aanya Chadha
• AMAR: Adi Chugh
• DEENA: Reena Lalbihari
• CLARA: Mitzli Rose Neville
• TANVEER: Varun Sharma
• AMANDA: Belinda Stewart Wilson
• TOMMY: Leon Williams

About

“I want to be rich. I was always fighting against it, like it was a dirty secret or something.  And now I’ve got it, I can have whatever I want. I don’t have to care about anything. I don’t even have to pretend I care.”

An oasis of free enterprise, no income taxes, no unions, no opposition parties. A paradise of consumption. A skyline on crack. Urban planning on steroids - Dubai.

Exploring the plight of Dubai’s migrant labour force, this urgent new play asks how much longer we can look the other way.

© Tim Hall Photography

REVIEWS

★★★★ Four Stars, The Telegraph
★★★★ Four Stars, The Reviews Hub
★★★★ Four Stars, The Spy in the Stalls
★★★★ Four Stars, Paul in London

“A play that confronts our complacency and complicity…. Recommended.” Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph

“Absolutely a play for today, Dubailand is rare in its ability to condense globalisation into drama.” Matt Trueman, WhatsOnStage

"Georgie Staight directs with brisk economy." Michael Billington, The Guardian