Theatre
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Feb- 2022 -19 February
‘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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11 February
‘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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8 February
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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1 February
‘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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Jan- 2022 -13 January
‘Life of Pi’: Writer Lolita Chakrabarti finding solace in the fundamentals of life with Piscine Patel…
Have we not all been ‘shipwrecked’ emotionally to some degree by the pandemic? Is our situation not too different to…
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13 January
‘Life of Pi’: Visually satisfying and emotionally charged play makes for a brilliant show (review)
By Mamie Colfox WRITER Lolita Chakrabarti’s captivating adaptation of ‘Life of Pi’ tells the story of Piscine Patel, better known…
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6 January
Bird Bites E-feed: ‘The Apprentice’; DJ Yasser; ‘RRR’; Sundance and our Honours 2022 update…
By Mamie Colfox Four Asians vying for Lord Alan Sugar’s sweet spot… Clockwise from top left: Akshay Thakrar; Shama Amin;…
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5 January
Arti Prashar is delighted that her OBE shines light on theatre and artistic work done “quietly in hidden spaces”
Artist and consultant has been recognised for long career working with the often marginalised… By Mamie Colfox COMMUNITY arts and…
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3 January
How much of an Asian culture vulture, are you? Test your knowledge with our annual quiz (2021)…Answers
Here are the answers to our annual Quiz…How did you do? Are you an Asian culture vulture or just masquerading…
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Dec- 2021 -31 December
Actor Nitin Ganatra, Theatre director Pravesh Kumar and founders of Bradford Literature Festival all given New Year’s Honours…
This year’s New Year’s Honours List has just been released… this story has been updated from the original and there…
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