Abu Dhabi Festival launches UAE Theatre Circle
ABU DHABI, 4 days ago Abu Dhabi Festival has launched its annual UAE Theatre Circle, hosting a series of Arabic interactive panels and discussions led by international theatre leaders and staging three plays in Arabic and English. The event, launched in collaboration with playwright and director Karim Rashid, is part of Abu Dhabi Festival’s strategy and vision to nurture the next generation of emerging theatre makers and equip them with the necessary skills and knowledge to develop the national theatre sector. The in-depth talks and workshops will be held online until April 8. The UAE Theatre Circle will also stage three plays from April to November in partnership with The Junction. The first will take place on 7 to 10 April at The Junction in Dubai’s Alserkal Avenue of Jeffrey Hatcher’s English-language suspense thriller, Holmes and Watson, directed by Gautam Goenka. Additional plays featured at The Junction later thi