The Virtual Stage Is Set As ‘Live From HQ’ By Bookmyshow And Big Bad Wolf Expands To Shine Spotlight On Homegrown UAE Talent

Following widespread interest in ‘Live From HQ’, a new at home entertainment line-up which saw over 10,000 people globally tune into daily music and comedy performances in a single week, BookMyShow, the global out-of-home entertainment company, has extended its daily schedules to showcase UAE-based artists throughout April.

Produced in conjunction with Indian talent management company Big Bad Wolf, ‘Live From HQ’ is now crossing borders with leading UAE institutions set to curate region-specific content starting Sunday 12^th April in three categories: performing arts, comedy, and music.

The UAE’s most successful weekly act will also win the chance to expand their audience reach into India by performing as part of the Live from HQ India edition and building an audience within the world’s second most populous nation.

“As we continue to practice responsible social distancing for an extended period of time, we want to offer residents daily respite with live performances repackaged to keep everyone entertained at home,” said Sudhir Syal, CEO of BookMyShow Middle East. “BookMyShow is expanding ‘Live From HQ’ to host A-list performers and discover emerging UAE talent. Our decision to expand the artist roster by collaborating with local talent partners will further drive the next phase of ‘Live from HQ’ to create a series of multilingual live shows designed to cater to the UAE’s diverse audience demographics. With this extended line-up, ‘Live From HQ’ will become the UAE’s longest live streaming initiative, creating prime-time destination viewing crossing numerous genres of live entertainment.”

The initial bill curated by The Junction, Dubai’s leading independent performing arts venue, will feature daily 40-minute poetry readings, storytelling, monologues and more in English, Arabic, French, Hindi and Marathi. Headline local performers include Malavika Varadan, Purva Grover, Gagan Mudgal and Hansraj. Acts will include Shakespearean monologues in A Bit o’the Bard; a Writing to Heal Workshop; and Qui a peur de Virginia Woolf – a monologue based on a 1962 Broadway play.

BookMyShow will also roll-out seven days of live comedy shows starting 19 April in collaboration with Comic On Nights, a UAE based comedy and entertainment agency with over 150 local and international shows under its belt. The final instalment in the weekly series will showcase local musicians with BookMyShow curating five shortlisted performances.

Fans can check out the full roster of confirmed ‘Live From HQ’ artists, sign up to watch daily performances and receive regular updates by visiting www.bookmyshow.com

Additional updates on ‘Live from HQ’, schedules and future acts will also be updated to the website and BookMyShow’s Instagram page @bookmyshow_uae