Flock is a powerful and tragic story of siblings Robbie and Cel navigating the care system, their changing relationship, and the trials of early adulthood.
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Poet and novelist Hannah Regel’s debut novel, The Last Sane Woman, is a compelling exploration of the emotional lives of two aspiring artists living at different times, yet connected by the discovery of a box of letters in a forgotten feminist archiv…
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A sitcom-style highlight reel of Ins Choi’s best moments, brought together in a hilarious and heartwarming performance exploring immigration, community and family values…
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The one woman show, written by Hannah Khalil and starring Isabella Nefar, tells the story of food writer Atoosa Sepehr, forced to flee her abusive husband and her home country of Iran…
Read MoreAnne Odeke’s new play, Princess Essex, explores those shadows, reimagining the story of Dinubolu in an over the top and often hilarious critique of empire, imperialism and the power and racial dynamics of Edwardian England…
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The opening documentary of this year’s SAFAR Film Festival is a moving, first-person account of Mohamed Jabaly’s experience of travelling abroad and finding himself stranded…
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Claire Luxton is a British contemporary multi-disciplinary artist working with photography, immersive installation and poetry. Her latest work, Field of Dreams, is part of a partnership with Battersea Power Station to bring a free-to-view, botanical inspired art installation to the iconic London landmark.
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This is a high-energy and ambitious production that forces its audience to reconsider the motivations of one of history’s most notorious kings…
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The Globe’s 2024 summer season is off to a flying start with a joyous romp through one of Shakespeare’s much-loved comedies…
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The ‘Mr Nasty of American Theatre’ gets his comeuppance in this comedic dissection of the white male artist, which lifts the lid on issues that continue to plague the creative industries…
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Original music and writing from social enterprise theatre company Big House hits all the right notes in its powerful examination of censorship and the role art plays in helping marginalised communities find their voice.
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Juraj Benko’s experimental one-hander at the intimate Cockpit Theatre is a unafraid exploration of the lasting impact of childhood trauma and the innate longing for love and connection that makes us human…
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Kidd Pivot is a dance theatre company founded by Canadian choreographer and artistic director Crystal Pite. Ahead of the UK premiere of its latest show, Assembly Hall, opening at Sadler’s Wells next week, we sat down with one of the ensemble’s performers, Renée Sigouin….
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Powerful spoken word theatre from playwright Henry Madd explores the highs and lows of small-town adolescence and the nuances of the friendships we make in these formative and turbulent years.
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The Charcoal Heads is a sequence of large-scale drawings and oil paintings tethered to a formative period of Frank Auerbach’s career. On display for the first time as a comprehensive collection at The Courtauld Gallery…
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Tucked away above a pub in a leafy corner of Highgate Village, Upstairs at the Gatehouse is a hidden gem of a theatre – and it’s latest offering, Songs for a New World, is the perfect production for this intimate venue…
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Kin is a deeply personal story for Lahav, inspired by the journey made by his grandmother in 1932 as she fled persecution in Yemen and travelled to Palestine. Ninety years later her experience still resonates, and serves to highlight the ongoing and indiscriminate cruelties faced by immigrants and refugees across the world…
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Kathryn Gardner’s Fairytale on Church Street is The Cockpit’s first ‘homegrown’ show in 35 years. Her original story celebrates the importance of the arts in local communities and embraces the style of fringe theatre organisations like The Cockpit fight to preserve…
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Sophie Anderson’s young adult novel, the basis of the play, is in the second camp. Inspired by stories told by her Prussian grandmother, Anderson’s Baba Yaga is an eccentric but well-meaning old lady (played with comic idiosyncrasy by Lisa Howard)…
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New writing from rising star Kat Rose-Martin is a moving comedy drama exploring the highs and lows of friendship, young love and ambition, played out against the sticky nostalgia of 2012 club nights….
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