Theatre

‘Life of pi’ five Olivier Awards thrills writer Lolita Chakrabarti and she tells acv she feels she did a good job…

Stage version of novel is a big winner at awards recognising the best in theatre in Britain… WRITER and actor…

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‘The 47th’ (review) – America on the brink in a new play that dissects divisions and has Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in combat…

Political drama mounted by the Old Vic in London is engaging and sure to stir passions… (one spoiler) IF YOU…

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‘Jungle Book Reimagined’ (review) – Akram Khan’s dance drama has classic and seasonal special written all over it…

It might only be April and just about to close on its week-long run at The Curve in Leicester but…

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‘Jungle Book: Reimagined’ Akram Khan’s latest work sounds thrilling and is aimed at children and adults alike…

Dance impresario who is an icon has returned to an old classic and given it his unique stamp… By Mamie…

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Bird Bites: Ravi Shankar 100, ‘Ali & Ava’, cast for Gandhi-Godse play; UK Asian Film Festival Beatles screening; Ayahs blue plaque; artists & models needed…

By Mamie Colfox Celebrating 100 years of Ravi Shankar this week… Ravi Shankar DEDICATED to the musician known as ‘the…

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‘Two Billion Beats’ – bullying, justice, fairness and sisters hanging it all out… (play review)

New play by award-winning playwright Sonali Bhattacharyya is well performed and thoughtful… HEARING how two great Indian leaders of the…

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‘Eng-er-land’ – one woman football play has kick and verve… (play review)

For many boys, it’s a rite of passage but with girls, following a fotball team is not as welcoming as…

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‘A Number’ – Caryl Churchill play has great performances from Lennie James and Paapa Essiedu and is stimulating…

This is the first time that two stars from the global majority are performing Caryl Churchill’s play, ‘A Number’, which…

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Get rid of ‘Chinese New Year’ term and more nuance needed around idea of home, say South East Asian and East Asian creatives

Salon group Moongate Mix returned this year with a discussion about the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival and what…

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‘Two Billion Beats’: Growing pains of teenage sisters battling to survive – writer Sonali Bhattacharyya talks about her new play…

Award-winning playwright tackles Islamophobia, marginalisation, and unequal treatment in a play that brings girls’ sense of identity and belonging centre…

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