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Short+Sweet Theatre Festival 2019

Short+Sweet Theatre Festival 2019 - Coming Soon in UAE
25 January - 9 March 2019
Dubai |

The seventh annual Short+Sweet Dubai Theatre Festival will run from January 25 to March 9 at The Junction.

This year the biggest little theatre festival will feature more than 100 plays. There is only one rule in Short+Sweet Theatre that performances cannot exceed 10 mins. Spread over seven weekends, more than 200 of Dubai’s most exciting actors, writers, directors and independent theatre companies will present 100 ten-minute plays. Audiences will be treated to a variety of plays from every genre each night.

Festival Schedule:
TOP 50 category:
25th January (7:30 PM – 10:00 PM)
26th January (7:30 PM – 10:00 PM)
1st February (7:30 PM – 10:00 PM)
2nd February (7:30 PM – 10:00 PM)
8th February (7:30 PM – 10:00 PM)
9th February (7:30 PM – 10:00 PM)
15th February (7:30 PM – 10:00 PM)
16th February (7:30 PM – 10:00 PM)
22nd February (7:30 PM – 10:00 PM)
23rd February (7:30 PM – 10:00 PM)

Wildcards category:
26th January (3:30 PM – 5:00 PM)
2nd February (3:30 PM – 5:00 PM)
9th February (3:30 PM – 5:00 PM)
16th February (3:30 PM – 5:00 PM)
23rd February (3:30 PM – 5:00 PM)

Semi-Finals
1st March (7:30 PM – 10:00 PM)
2nd March (7:30 PM – 10:00 PM)

GALA
7th March (7:30 PM – 10:00 PM)
8th March (7:30 PM – 10:00 PM)

Red Carpet GALA
9th March (7:30 PM – 10:00 PM)

Options for tickets available online and at The Junction:
– Standard ticket for individual shows except Red Carpet Gala: AED 100
– Red Carpet Gala Finals (9th March): AED 150

Combos Tickets only available at The Junction:
– Top 50 + Wildcard for the SAME weekend (2 shows): AED 150
– All Top 50s (5 shows): AED 400
– All Wildcards (i.e 5 shows): AED 400
– Semi-Finals + Finals (day 1 or 2 only) (3 shows): AED 250
– Full season pass excluding Red Carpet Gala (13 shows): AED 800

Organized by: Short+Sweet UAE
Venue: The Junction
Ticket price: from AED 100
Admission: 03:30 PM, 07:00 PM

  Event Location

The Junction - Coming Soon in UAE
The Junction - Coming Soon in UAE
The Junction
The Junction theater, located on Alserkal Avenue, is performing arts space, whose mission is to celebrate and support all of Dubai’s local and regional talent.
Dubai Alserkal Avenue, Dubai

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