Theatre
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Aug- 2022 -4 August
Edinburgh – Family drama, Partition and romance just some of this year’s theatre highlights (Preview/Listings)
So what’s happening in Edinburgh this year with both the Edinburgh International Festival and Edinburgh Fringe (in alphabetical order)… By…
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2 August
‘Jitney’ – go see this August Wilson play in its last week, it is simply too good to miss (review)
A mini-cab office is under threat and a group of male characters are trying to make the best of their…
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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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31 July
‘Ninety Days’ and two other plays reflect trauma of Ugandan South Asian explusion on 50th anniversary…
It was this week 50 years ago that Uganda declared that South Asians could no longer live in that country…
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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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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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12 July
‘Saudha – Frida Kahlo Through Indian Classical music’ at the Royal Albert Hall – unique ‘fusion’ of surrealist painting and powerful music…
Popular South Asian arts group looks to link great artist spirit with rousing sounds… FRIDA KAHLO – one of the…
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9 July
Tara Arts co-founder Jatinder Verma pays tribute to Peter Brook but says Glasgow production of director’s ‘The Mahabharata’ left him “saddened” and “disappointed”…
Brook is regarded as the father of multi-cultural casting – his original epic stage version of ‘The Mahabharata’ had actors…
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Jun- 2022 -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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16 June
‘Britannicus’ – Classical theatre as it should be – burning and troubling… (review)
Ancient Rome and there is a power play for the Emperor’s throne – this play isn’t for the faint-hearted…. INTENSE…
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