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Short+Sweet Dubai 2016: Wildcards - Week 4
Presented By The Junction
Saturday, February 20th at 3:00pm GST
Online sale ends: 02/20/16 at 3:00pm GST
The Junction
25°08'32.6"N 55°13'27.6"E Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz
Dubai, ----
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Short+Sweet Dubai is back in 2016 for its fourth, biggest and most exciting year across two venues in Dubai with The Junction hosting and a grand final at The Madinat, Jumeirah. Calling all theatre companies, directors, actors and writers to be part of this - the biggest little theatre festival in the world. New talent very welcome too.

WILDCARDS 4 

3.00pm, Sat Feb 20



1. LOVE DIPLOMATS

Writer: Juan Ramirez (USA)

Director: Blake Stemm

Presented by the Short+Sweet Acting Group

Cast: Estel (Nikoletta Manousogiannaki), Isabel (Maya El Wattar)
Two women, one man.  An age-old predicament… who will win?

 
2. ELECTRIC LAMENTATIONS : ON AIR

Writer: Al-Hurr Al-Dalli (Abu Dhabi)

Director: Al-Hurr Al-Dalli

Presented by Resuscitation Theatre (Abu Dhabi)

Cast: Al-Hurr Al-Dalli (Al), Faisal Al-Jadir (voice of The Director)
"Electric Lamentations: On Air" is a satire focused on modern news media and its relationship with corporate entities.

 
3. THERAPIST

Writer: John Lombard (Australia)

Presented by the Short+Sweet Acting Group

Cast: Mary (Humera Sultana), Tom (Ian Halstead)
Lies, deception, lust and romance. The old story of boy meets girl, boy likes girl, girl becomes boy's 'therapist'? Will girl be able to help boy? Is there happy ever-after for these two?

 
4. THIS IS NOT A DREAM

Writer: Iobel Andemicael (Dubai/New York) 

Director: Iobel Andemicael 

Cast: Iobel Andemicael (Ophelia's Mother) 
Ophelia's mother has worried all her life that she's not good enough -- maybe finally she's right.

 
5. GOING HOME

Writer: Frank Dullaghan (Ireland) 

Director: Michael Haigney

Cast: Ronan Dennehy (Joe), Donal Patterson (Daniel)
What would you do for your friends when they can't find it in themselves. These two Irish men have several things in common, their homeland their lives in Dubai and their friendships.

 
INTERVAL

 
6. INSPIRATION

Writer: Margaret McGowan (Australia)

Cast: Richard (Ian Halstead), Janine (Martina Cancio), Charles (Ahmad Rabih), V/O (Jad Rouphael, Martina Cancio)
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7. PANIC ATTACK

Writer: Samuel M. Post, U.S.A.

Directors: Lisa Harter, Jean Candiotte

Cast: Aida Laubach (Psychiatrist), Barry Greenberg (husband), Panayiota Triantafyliou (wife)
Who is the one who requires help when life events takes a turn for the worst?

 
8. FLARE UP AT 311

Adapted for the stage and Directed by: Rhea Dixit & Disha Joseph

Presented by Third Half Theatre

Cast: Disha Joseph, Sanjeev Dixit
A typical residential building in a quiet, suburban neighborhood of Mumbai has its stillness shattered by a bit of a flare up at apartment 311.



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3:00pm to 5:00pm
Doors open at 3:00pm

General Admission: $27.00
Finals Pass (250 AED): $68.00

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All Ages

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