Bollywood musical spectacular live in Dubai

An internationally acclaimed Australian-produced musical The Merchants of Bollywood is set to perform live at the Palladium in Dubai Media City starting on 21 January 2010 for three nights.In a first for the Middle East, the show is being staged in Dubai after a sell-out international tour including London, Berlin, Hamburg, Vienna, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Munich, Geneva, Kuala Lumpur and Paris. The Merchants of Bollywood has received rave reviews with The Times of London describing it as “high octane pleasure.”
The Merchants of Bollywood is based on the true story of Ayesha Merchant, the granddaughter of Shantilal Merchant, one of Bollywood’s most respected and lauded choreographers from the Hindi film industry’s golden era. Ayesha was taught Indian classical dance by Shantilal but dreams of making it big in Bollywood. Going against her grandfather’s wishes, she abandons home for Mumbai where she becomes a great success in the film industry.
The story unfolds in high-energy dance routines by a cast of 40 performers with 1600 costume changes and over 3000 pieces of jewelry. The music is by Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman who was responsible for the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire movie soundtrack.
Tickets available from the box office at the Palladium or www.boxofficeme.com, www.timeouttickets.com or www.palladiumdubai.com.

The Fujairah International Monodrama Festival (FIMF) takes place every two years usually in Dibba Al Fujairah. This year's Festival will be held at Fujairah Tennis & Country Club which will give local residents a great opportunity to experience this extravaganza.
The festival sheds light on the presence of monodrama Theatre in Arabic theatre. The plays chosen are of the highest artistic standard. The Fujairah Monodrama Festival seeks to raise the artistic sensibilities of the participants and audiences by promoting theatre simply by presenting works without regard to awards or prizes.

Festival Dates: January 7th - 16th, 2010
Festival Links: http://www.fimf.ae http://www.fimf.ae
Festival Location: Fujairah Tennis & Country Club

Blood Brothers

The critically acclaimed multiple award-winning West End musical about twin boys separated at birth but reunited by fate with tragic consequences comes to The First Group Theatre, Madinat Jumeirah. This stunning tale set against the backdrop of an unforgiving industrial Liverpool is one of the most unique and best-loved musicals of the last fifty years and was recently voted the Best British Musical of all time. An official event of Dubai Shopping Festival, the production stars a brilliant cast of West End actors and thrilling live orchestra. This is an evening of entertainment you simply cannot miss.

Evening Performances
Monday 25th - Saturday 30th January 2010, 7.30pm
Monday 1st - Saturday 6th February 2010, 7.30pm
Matinee Performances: Tuesday 26th, Thursday 28th January, Tuesday 2nd February 2010 at 1pm, Friday 5th February 2010 at 2pm
Venue: The First Group Theatre, Souk Madinat Jumeirah
Price: AED 189
For more information, please contact The First Group Theatre Box Office on
Tel: +971 4 366 6549 or visit our
Website: www.madinattheatre.com.