Theatre
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Dec- 2021 -31 December
How much of an Asian culture vulture, are you? Test your knowledge with our annual quiz (2021)…
Ready, sitting comfortably…no cheating, please try to answer without looking up or using the internet but if you have to…
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22 December
Pantomime and family Christmas theatre shows – Still time to see those with more than a little colour…
What would this time of year be without a trip to the theatre for young and old alike… By Mamie…
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15 December
Bangladesh at 50 – Final celebration events: ‘Bangla’ artwork artist speaks, Dawaat, Victory Day Concert, Rich Mix talk and Zoe Rahman concert…
10.20am 17.12.21 – Please check listings since story was published – the Victory Day Concert has been cancelled because of…
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Nov- 2021 -13 November
‘Rice’- Meeting Zainab Hasan – an upcoming performer to watch out for – as she talks representation and gender roles…
Two-hander play puts Asian women centre stage… ROLES for female artists of colour are often few and far between and…
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Oct- 2021 -23 October
‘10 Nights’ – Intelligent, thoughtful, and funny (play review)
Main character wrestles with culture, expectations and keeping up appearances… By Suman Bhuchar THIS is a story about faith and…
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11 October
‘When the Fire’s Gone Out’ – playwright Naylah Ahmed talks about the idea of ‘home’ that inspired Kali week of plays coming to Tara Theatre
Two mothers. Terrorism, pain, grief, loss and where the idea of home reverberates powerfully in this new work… By Suman…
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9 October
‘East is East’ – 25 years on acv asks Tamasha co-founder Sudha Bhuchar and director Kristine Landon-Smith and original set designer Sue Mayes to share experience…
Twenty-five years ago, ‘East is East’ was first performed and we asked some of the original talent behind that Tamasha…
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9 October
‘East is East’: A Personal Look by Suman Bhuchar
This play celebrates 25 years with a new production that has just opened at the National Theatre in London after…
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5 October
Theatre bird bites – Autumn calling ‘East is East’; ‘10 Nights’; ‘Rice’; Kali Week on Home; NW Trilogy and ‘The Normal Heart’
Enjoying being back in the theatre, we here at acv, are very excited to be sharing this about live theatre…
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Sep- 2021 -9 September
Moongate Mix – panel urges Asian communities to talk to each other, share stories and address inequality in arts sphere and beyond…
CREATIVES and others who use the word, ‘Asian’ must be conscious of the people it excludes – and the term…
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