info@courtyardplayhouse.com

october 2015 www.courtyardplayhouse.com/whats-on/

@Court_Playhouse /theCourtyardPlayhouse

Theatresportstm

this month

Dubai Drama Group opens its season with the most revived play in the English language, Oscar Wilde’s timeless and often-quoted comedy of manners The Importance

of Being Earnest.

new! monday night comedygrassroots stand-up comedy featuring local

up-and-coming comedians, 12 oct at 8pm

**** free entrance! ****

4 OCT AT 8PM 50 AED

hindi comedy: racy desis stand-up

MET OpEra ScrEEning: La FiLLE Du rEgiMEnTMadcap physical comedy and impeccable coloratura come together for Natalie Dessay’s indelible portrayal of the feisty tomboy raised by a regiment of

French soldiers.

2 OCT aT 7pm 100 aed

Speechless puts entertainers on the spot with nothing more than a stage, a microphone and a PowerPoint deck full of random images they’ve never

seen - with hilarious results.

7 Oct at 8pm 60 aed

s p e e c h l e s s i m p r o v i s e d p o w e r p o i n t

The great Arthur Miller confronts the American dream in this dark and passionate tale. Don’t miss a stellar cast led by Mark Strong in the Young Vic’s ‘magnetic, electrifying, astonishingly

bold’ production.

Join us for a full day of non-stop improvisational theatre including the Inter-School Improv’ Challenge and the final showdown of the Courtyard Playhouse

Theatresports League 2015.

31 ocT 9AM-9pM

Improvathon  halloween charity

w o r k s h o p s

the desert monologues acting workshop for adults This course will take participants through a variety of drama-based activities and culminates in a performance in our theatre. It doesn’t matter what your level of experience is, if you want to act in a professional theatre and meet like-minded

individuals then this is the course for you.

10 and 11 oct - 20 noV

FOR DETAILS VISIT www.cOuRTyARDpLAyhOuSE.cOm/cLASSES/ OR cALL 050 9861761

guest instructor

shawn kinleyTechnique AND Spirit - Master these qualities and you’ll never fail to entertain an audience.

26, 29 & 30 oct tRUth in comedy imPRoV’ LeVeL 1

Have fun, meet new people and learn to improvise in our low-pressure classes. Learn to take risks, on stage and in life.!

14 nov - 14 dec

classes provide our young performers a platform where they can explore and communicate creative ideas, thoughts and feelings in a wide range of dramatic forms.

AGES 4-17 13 SEP - 6 DEC

SING IT! MUSICAL IMPROV’

Now a recognised theatre form, groups worldwide are performing entire musicals based on audience suggestions. Whether you’ve had musical training or just enjoy singing in the shower, come to the courtyard playhouse and Sing it.

* 14 NOV - 14 DEC *

** **

O P E N D A Y

3 Oct 10am-2pm Free!

I m p r o v L e v e l 2This course will develop your practical knowledge of scene structure as well as explore the rules and boundaries of improv’

that help create stories.

1 4 N o v - 1 4 D e c

Inter-School

Giving participants a solid grounding in the different contemporary styles of improv’ that dominate the writing, acting and comedy

world today.

Improv’ Challenge 31 Oct

L A M D A