Theatre
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Jul- 2022 -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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11 June
‘The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs’ – a breath of fresh air in theatre exploring representation and visibility… (interview)
Last performances are today and we encourage you to join the queue for returns… By Suman Bhuchar DESERVEDLY nominated for…
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8 June
‘Sunny’: Falling asleep when it all gets too much – comedian Sukh Ojla on her debut novel exploring romance, family and mental health…
On the TV and best known perhaps as a stand-up, she’s smashing it as comedic novelist too now… By Mamie…
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3 June
‘Lotus Beauty’ – Powerful portrait of sisterhood (review)
Set in Southall in West London, this play shines a very welcome and incisive light on a group of authentic…
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1 June
‘The Father and the Assassin’ – The Likeable killer? Actor Shubham Saraf on Nathuram Godse (interview)
Gandhi’s murder sent ripples around the world but few outside India know anything about the man who mudered him until…
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May- 2022 -25 May
The Father and the Assassin – Superb production and great acting in this powerful show
Mahatma Gandhi’s death at the hands of an extremist is the subject of a new play at the National Theatre……
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