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Jul- 2022 -31 July
‘Chasing Hares’ – Connected worlds, Kolkata and London, and playwright Sonali Bhattacharyya keeping alive the flame of political desire through generations… (review)
Loosely based on family experiences, this is a play that should resonate with anyone keen to see change within the…
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28 July
‘Mumbai Masala’: An evening of spicy adventure, if you enjoy Bollywood kitsch… (Review)
New cabaret from makers of previous live hit Bollywood shows in London… FANCY a trip to Mumbai? Well, perhaps, it…
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22 July
Proms: Puja Panchkoty helps to present CBeebies ‘Ocean Adventure’; Amjad Ali Khan and sons; and conductor Alpesh Chauhan…
Tomorrow there is a special concert for children and we spoke to one of the presenters who is also a…
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20 July
‘Favour’ – Ambreen Razia’s new work has great depth and humanity and is tender and beautiful… (review)
Three generations of Muslim women under one roof and secrets both traded and withheld, this is a play which is…
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15 July
LIFF 2022 (wrap) – Win for Pan Nalin’s irresistible ‘Chhello Show’; other award winners; and who and what impressed us (with links to coverage…)
🎥 Pan Nalin film ‘Chhello Show’ (‘Last Picture Show’) – wins London Indian Film Festival (June 23-July 3) Audience Award,…
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4 July
Tribeca 2022 round-up: Pratibha Parmar’s ‘My Name is Andrea’; ‘Two Sisters and a Husband’ and ‘God’s Time’ (reviews)
What we watched and noted from this year’s Tribeca Festival… LIKE many film festivals, Tribeca was a mix of online…
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1 July
‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’ – Quite the ride into space in Bollywood star’s first film as director (review and links)
A bit like a nostalgic spy thriller… EFFICENT and well-told, it’s hard to believe this is veteran Bollywood actor R…
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Jun- 2022 -30 June
Bollywood asianculturevulture vibes: Down, down but not out – mounting losses. Is a re-shaping on the cards?
Mainstream commercial films are failing at the box office in large numbers, the coming few months are likely to determine…
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23 June
Sandeep Gurrapadi talks about his role in new opera, ‘A Sliver Spoon’ and forthcoming India work (video)
See rising star in new opera in Wales… UP COMING opera tenor and western classical singer Sandeep Gurrapadi talks to…
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22 June
‘Britannicus’ – rising star director Atri Banerjee talks power, culture, melodrama, and Italian upbringing that helped with Roman play…
Reimagining the classics, the modern setting for this production and his theatre journey to date as this production closes on…
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