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Dubailand

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  4w, 4m

Carmen Nasr

“All the astronauts orbiting around the Earth, they’ll look down out of their little round windows and they’ll see me, standing on the top floor of Vision Towers, huge and glowing.”

Dubailand

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 4m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary

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.

On the 88th floor of an unfinished skyscraper in the Emirate’s glittering skyline, the life of a migrant labourer becomes fatefully intertwined with that of Jamie, a British expat with his eye on the big time.

  • Time Period New Millennium/21st Century
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

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Authors

Carmen Nasr

Carmen Nasr
Carmen is a British-Lebanese playwright, and is currently Channel 4 Playwrights Scheme Playwright in Residence at the Finborough Theatre, supported by the Peggy Ramsay Foundation. Dubailand received a staged reading at Vibrant 2015 – A Festival of Finborough Playwrights. Her ...
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