Dubailand by Carmen Nasr
Directed by Georgie Staight
'Dubailand' premiered at the Finborough Theatre in February 2017.
CAST:
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
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Set Designer - Bex Kemp
Set Designer for Run The Beast Down - Anthony Lamble
Lighting Designer - Robbie Butler
Sound Designer - Jack Barton
Producer - Caley Powell
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