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Centre Stage Productions, since 2007

West End magic for young audiences

High-quality children’s musicals touring from London’s West End, staged in the UAE every May and October.

The Gruffalo, the Fox and the Mouse on stage in a Centre Stage Productions show

What’s on

Upcoming shows

Dubai · 15 & 16 May 2027

The Way Back Home

By award-winning author Oliver Jeffers. New Covent Garden Theatre, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai. 55 minutes, no interval.

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Why live theatre matters

Centre Stage Productions began with a simple wish: for children in the UAE to experience the magic of live theatre.

Watching a story come alive on stage deepens children’s understanding of literature and nurtures a lifelong appreciation of the arts.

Schools and group bookings

Bringing a class or group? Get in touch for group rates and school performance dates.

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Archive

Past productions

Since 2007, Centre Stage Productions has brought these much-loved stories from the page to the stage for young audiences in the UAE.

The Gruffalo book cover

The Gruffalo

by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler

The Gruffalo’s Child book cover

The Gruffalo’s Child

by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler

Room on the Broom book cover

Room on the Broom

by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler

The Snail and the Whale book cover

The Snail and the Whale

by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler

Stick Man book cover

Stick Man

by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler

Tiddler book cover

Tiddler

by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler

A Squash and a Squeeze book cover

A Squash and a Squeeze

by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler

The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark book cover

The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark

by Jill Tomlinson

How to Catch a Star book cover

How to Catch a Star

by Oliver Jeffers

Lost and Found book cover

Lost and Found

by Oliver Jeffers

The Very Snowy Christmas book cover

The Very Snowy Christmas

by Diana Hendry & Jane Chapman

Emily Brown and the Thing book cover

Emily Brown and the Thing

by Cressida Cowell & Neal Layton

Burglar Bill book cover

Burglar Bill

by Janet & Allan Ahlberg

Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs book cover

Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs

by Giles Andreae & Russell Ayto

The Jungle Book book cover

The Jungle Book

by Rudyard Kipling