A play originally written by French poet Edmond Rostand in 1897 will be staged by Dubai-based Raw Theatre at Ductac this weekend.
The British TV actor James Gaddas, best known for his roles in Bad Girls and Coronation Street, has directed Cyrano de Bergerac, a romantic play about a cadet conscious of his extremely large nose, which make him doubt his talents as a musician and prevent him from falling in love. The plot is loosely based on the life of Bergerac, a 17th-century French dramatist.
This is Raw Theatre’s first large-scale production in the Emirate.
The production in Dubai, which draws from a version created by the poet Glyn Maxwell, will feature 12 actors playing a variety of characters. The play has been supervised by Ben Moult, who was the stage manager for the West End production of Lion King.
• The show will run at Ductac from Thursday until Saturday. Tickets are priced from Dh120 and can be booked on www.ductac.org. For more information, visit Raw Theatre Productions on Facebook
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