Choose S4K’s Macbeth on 13 November for a musical introduction to Shakespeare, or Un Air de Famille on 20–21 November for a French-language comedy about a family dinner going wrong. December offers three different family outings: a two-hour Cinderella pantomime at Mall of the Emirates, the shorter Mission Elf-Possible aboard the QE2, and Elf The Musical at Riverland’s Raj Mahal Theatre.
The age floor and running time can settle the choice before the story does. Macbeth excludes under-fives; Un Air de Famille’s ticket selector is 8+; Cinderella is listed 3+. The two elf productions have different stories, venues and admission policies. A ticket for one does not describe the other.
These are the current options checked on 9 November 2026, Dubai time. All prices are in AED. Starting prices and arithmetic below exclude additional charges unless expressly stated, and do not guarantee a group of adjacent seats.
| Production | Current dates and venue | Performance and age | Ticket starting point |
|---|---|---|---|
| S4K’s Macbeth | Fri 13 Nov; New Covent Garden Theatre, Mall of the Emirates | 5 pm; 90 min without interval; 5+, ages 5–17 with adult 18+ | 135 per person; four at that base would be 540 |
| Un Air de Famille | Fri 20 and Sat 21 Nov currently bookable; The Junction, Alserkal Avenue | 8 pm; French; selector 8+ | 170 general admission; two 340 |
| Cinderella | Selected dates 5–24 Dec; New Covent Garden Theatre | Two hours including interval; 3+; choose session | 150 individual; whole boxes from 1,500 for five or 2,400 for eight |
| Mission Elf-Possible | 5, 6 and 12 Dec; Theatre by QE2, Mina Rashid | 11 am or 3 pm; schedule lists 70 min without interval; all ages, 3+ need tickets, under-12s with adult | 75 Rear Stalls; four ticketed guests 300 |
| Elf The Musical | 12–13 and 18–20 Dec; Raj Mahal Theatre, The World of Riverland | 75 min; English; 2+, under-twos on parent’s lap; ages 16 and below with adult 21+ | 195 individual; limited four-for-three offer by category |
Two advertised dates need particular care. Un Air de Famille’s organiser also promotes 22 November, which its current seller does not offer. Cinderella’s social announcement starts on 4 December, while its current booking calendar starts on 5 December. Use the selectable session and confirm any date that appears only in an announcement.
S4K Macbeth for a musical Shakespeare afternoon
Friday 13 November · New Covent Garden Theatre · Doors 4:30 pm, performance 5 pm.
Shakespeare 4 Kidz combines original text with modern dialogue, songs and an actor-musician cast. Macbeth hears that he will become king, then pursues the crown through murder and betrayal. The musical treatment gives a younger audience another route into the story, but it remains a tragedy involving violence, ghosts and revenge. The admission minimum of five does not mean every five-year-old will enjoy it. Choose this if the child is curious about Shakespeare or already encountering the play at school. Public performance and admission rules
The producer’s cast announcement names AJ Jenks as Macbeth and Natasha Hoeberigs as Lady Macbeth, within a twelve-person actor-musician company. Its headshot grid introduces the performers; it is promotional artwork, rather than a photograph of the Dubai staging. Official S4K cast announcement
Allow 90 minutes without an interval. A 5 pm start suggests an approximately 6:30 pm finish if it runs as listed, with extra time needed to leave the auditorium. Children under five are not admitted. Guests aged 5–17 need an adult aged 18 or above, and children from five require a ticket. This accompaniment rule differs from Elf The Musical’s older, 21+ accompanying adult.
The public booking map shows 135, 150, 175 and 200 individual price bands, with Bronze Circle, Silver Circle and Silver, Gold and Platinum areas. Gold is nearer the stage than the rear Silver areas on the plan; Platinum is in front of Gold. Four tickets at 135 would be 540, compared with 700 at the 175 Gold base, a difference of 160 before additional fees. Check the actual seats offered before deciding that an upgrade fits your budget. The map also shows a 1,000 box band, whose capacity should be confirmed before comparing it with individual tickets.
The producer separately lists daytime school performances during 9–13 November. Their 125 student price and teacher allowance belong to school bookings, not the Friday 5 pm public show. Producer’s dated public and school programme
The theatre is on Level 2 of Mall of the Emirates, with Orange Zone A5 and A6 given as the closest parking. The seller directs visitors inside the mall towards the Fashion Dome and the hallway after Michael Kors. Download the ticket app before arrival. Late admission is only at a suitable break and may involve an alternative seat, so do not rely on being escorted straight to your booked place after the start.
Un Air de Famille for an evening in French
The Junction, Unit H72, Alserkal Avenue · Currently selectable on 20 and 21 November · Doors 7:45 pm, show 8 pm.
Culture Emulsion’s production of Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri’s comedy centres on the Ménard family’s weekly gathering in their café. The dinner exposes resentments, awkward loyalties and familiar ways of provoking one another. Choose it for the dialogue and family dynamics, with someone who can follow spoken French. The seller identifies the language as French without establishing an English-surtitles service. Un Air de Famille current sessions
The actual admission selector is 8+, at 170 for General Admission. Two tickets are 340 before additional fees. The age label is an entry condition, rather than a recommendation that the play’s humour or dialogue will suit every eight-year-old. Ask the organiser about accompaniment, suitability or surtitles if those affect whether the group can attend.
There is a date conflict worth resolving before making Sunday plans. Culture Emulsion’s official announcement advertises 20 and 21 November at 8 pm, plus 22 November at 3 pm and 8 pm. The current seller title and calendar offer 20–21 November only, with 22 November disabled. That does not establish whether Sunday is cancelled, sold out or awaiting release. This guide uses the two currently selectable dates; contact the organiser before relying on a Sunday show. The announcement’s pink-and-teal carousel promotes the return of the play, rather than showing a finished November performance. Official Culture Emulsion announcement
Both selectable Friday and Saturday windows are displayed as 7:45–10 pm, with the show explicitly starting at 8 pm. The window includes doors time; it is not a confirmed two-hour-and-fifteen-minute runtime. The page does not settle the interval or exact performance length. Ask before booking a tight onward reservation. Culture Emulsion’s official website lists contact@culture-emulsion.com and +971 4 338 8525.
Cinderella for a longer pantomime and a box comparison
New Covent Garden Theatre, Mall of the Emirates · Selected dates 5–24 December · Ages 3+.
Cinderella offers the familiar journey from the cinders to the ball through music, comedy and a festive pantomime format. Live Nation Middle East presents the production with New Covent Garden Theatre and Patter Productions. The cast announcement introduces Amy Turner as Fairy Godmother, alongside Ram Farah as Dandini and Conor Hinds as Baron Hardup. Its blue, illuminated-frame portraits introduce the performers rather than documenting the set. Official theatre and Patter Productions cast post
The booking calendar is for selected dates, not every day between opening and Christmas Eve. It currently enables 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23 and 24 December. On Saturday 5 December, the two selectable performances start at 11 am and 3 pm, with doors at 10:30 am and 2:30 pm. The listed duration is two hours including an interval, so those sessions are scheduled to run to approximately 1 pm and 5 pm respectively. Cinderella calendar, seating and ticket products
The official social caption says 4–24 December, while the current seller’s first selectable date is 5 December. Do not assume there is a public 4 December performance available because an earlier announcement includes it. Confirm that date with the theatre if it is important to your plans.
Individual advertised bands are Bronze Circle 150, Silver Circle and Silver Stalls 200, Gold Stalls 235, Platinum Stalls 275 and VIP Stalls 300. The selected 5 December morning map displays those prices alongside an Upper Circle Box 4 for five people at 1,500 and Lower Box 2 in the Stalls for eight at 2,400. The box figures are for the named group product, not a per-person entry price.
At full capacity, either box starts at 300 per person. With only three guests, the five-person box costs an effective 500 each; with five guests, the eight-person box costs 480 each. Five individual Gold Stalls tickets at 235 would total 1,175, compared with 1,500 for the five-person box, before fees and availability. A box therefore changes the seating arrangement and group capacity; it does not automatically save money. Compare it with the actual individual seats you can obtain together.
The 3+ listing should guide admission decisions. Confirm any younger-child request and minor-accompaniment conditions directly rather than applying another production’s lap policy. The theatre’s official contact page gives +971 56 948 7748 and confirms Level 2, parking sections A5 and A6. Build the interval and mall walk into your pickup time.
Mission Elf Possible for a shorter show aboard the QE2
Theatre by QE2, Queen Elizabeth 2, Mina Rashid · 5, 6 and 12 December · 11 am or 3 pm.
Holly and Pepper must recover Santa’s missing Nice List before Christmas is put in jeopardy. Choose this for a compact English-language adventure, with the ship itself part of the outing. It is a different story from Buddy’s journey in Elf The Musical. QE2’s official festive programme confirms the three public dates and the two daily start times.
The theatre’s current cast post introduces Lucia Kitchen as Jingle. It shows a performer’s portrait with the Mission Elf-Possible title, rather than a production scene. Official Theatre by QE2 cast announcement
Plan for the ticket schedule’s 70 minutes without an interval. The description also rounds the production to about an hour; the selected 5 December morning window runs from 10:30 am doors to 12:10 pm, with an 11 am start, supporting the longer planning allowance. The 3 pm performance’s corresponding window ends at 4:10 pm. Public tickets, timings and house policies
The current public selector offers Rear Stalls 75, Regular Stalls 100, Royal Stalls 120 and VIP 150, all seated products. For four people who each need a ticket, the bases are 300, 400, 480 and 600 respectively. The selector marks the paid products 3+; the event policy says all ages may attend, with tickets required from three and an adult accompanying under-12s. Confirm the arrangement for an under-three before purchase rather than assuming a separate seat is included.
Keep the public programme separate from the theatre’s school package. Its school page advertises 8–10 December, a shorter running-time description and a per-student price. Those are school-group sessions, not extra public family dates or a concession you can select for the weekend performance.
Contact tickets@otbuae.com before purchasing if you need a wheelchair space or step-free arrangements. Strollers stay outside the auditorium, and late admission is at the duty manager’s discretion. The allocated tickets are advertised as non-exchangeable and non-refundable. A generic resale banner does not override those production-specific conditions.
Elf The Musical for Buddy and a conditional family offer
Raj Mahal Theatre, The World of Riverland, Dubai Parks and Resorts · 12–13 and 18–20 December.
Buddy, a human raised by Santa’s elves, travels to New York to find his father. The production combines that film-based story with songs by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin, professional performers from London’s West End and a 75-minute running time. Choose it if Buddy’s story is the draw and the Riverland location works for the outing. Art For All’s official event page confirms the dates, venue and limited family offer.
The current calendar enables 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20 December. The selected 12 December session is listed at 4 pm; check the exact session’s issued instructions, since times vary by date and the event says doors open 30 minutes before the show. The map displays Silver 195, Gold 250, Platinum 395 and VIP 550 individual bases, alongside higher group-price ranges. Elf The Musical calendar, map and admission rules
The advertised four tickets for the price of three is limited by category and availability. If the offer is available for four Silver tickets at 195, the base would be 585 instead of 780, saving 195 before additional charges. Four Gold tickets on the same offer would be 750 instead of 1,000. These are conditional calculations, not a guarantee that four seats or the offer remain available for your session. Check that the selected product and final basket apply it.
The organiser’s blue family-offer poster also promotes a 30% attractions discount, subject to terms. The seller says details go to ticket holders. Treat this as a separate discount requiring its own conditions, rather than free theme-park admission or an attraction included with the theatre seat. Official Art For All family-offer announcement
The event is 2+, with under-twos permitted on a parent’s lap. Children 16 and below must be with an adult aged 21 or above. The seller advises Riverland Parking and an approximately 750-metre walk to the theatre. Allow for that approach with children before the doors window. For access or offer questions, Art For All lists info@artforall.ae and +971 56 611 2719. The 75-minute performance is only part of the total time needed for this trip.
Checked 9 November 2026. Choose the story and age policy first, then the date, section and actual group price. Confirm the two material date conflicts and any access requirement before committing to a booking.
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