Theatre

‘We are shadows: Brick Lane’ – Family show is innovative and imaginative

Best known as an area for its curry houses, a new show takes you on a journey of discovery… By…

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Jashn-e-Rekhta – Urdu festival celebrating poetry, music, and cinema comes to London for the first time and in a digital edition

Urdu and Hindi are phonetically the same and gave rise to a rich literary tradition that itself gave birth to…

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Tara Arts – new head Abdul Shayek outlines vision for more diverse, inclusive, and imaginative theatre in the UK…

One of Britain’s most important theatre companies has a new director, replacing Jatinder Verma and Abdul Shayek has been speaking…

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Relief over rescue funds for culture sector – former Tara Arts artistic director Jatinder Verma MBE welcomes but says scheme must be simple and help freelances

Broad support for Government aid scheme announced yesterday and gains in diversity must not be lost, some insist… MUCH of…

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Black, Asian and ethnically diverse theatre artistic directors and cultural leaders write open letter and call for diversity to be part of dialogue as government considers revival of sector…

Many of the country’s top theatre leaders have urged the government to listen as it looks at how the industry…

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ACV Lockdown Listings – Riz Ahmed with Manchester International Festival Live and other cultural bites to keep you stimulated!

A busy weekend ahead for the asianculturevulture and it starts tomorrow… Riz Ahmed talks ‘The Long Goodbye’ with Manchester International…

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ACV Lockdown listings – what online cultural bites to keep you entertained, enlightened and uplifted! Nitin Sawhney excited about PRS Foundation appointment…

Listings of online offerings that may make you soar and hum like a bird… 😉 (best viewed on a tablet…

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‘Drawing the line’ digital – see Partition stage drama online for free

Howard Brenton’s play is one of three available on line for a limited time – thanks to Hampstead theatre and…

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Mira Nair on ‘Monsoon Wedding The Musical’ 2020 – turning her global hit film into a Punjabi ‘Dilli’ song and dance wedding (video)

Don’t forget to subscribe (if you have not already) to our Youtube channel for more like this! IN THIS interview,…

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Actors’ Race Equality leader Daniel York Loh says fallout from Equity Laurence Fox apology is a ‘tragedy’ and says new group may emerge…

Row opens major rift between some members and main UK entertainment industry union… DANIEL YORK LOH – the chair of…

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