Theatre

‘Approaching Empty’ – The journey of life when it takes a wrong turn (interview with writer Ishy Din)

New drama explores the lives of two Asian men with different outlooks and throws a spotlight on cultural shifts precipitated by…

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‘Sweat’: US rust belt goes under spotlight and diversity and immigration also get dramatic treatment (review)

Once upon a time stable and secure employment were the norm but then globalisation took over and left some people behind… By…

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Bird Bites: ‘Until the Lions’, Aashni bridal and beauty showcase, Freddie Mercury’s hidden Parsi roots, and ‘Approaching Empty’ play by Ishy Din

What’s coming up – tickets available to all… Until the Lions – Ching Ying Chien and Akram Khan by Jean…

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‘Vagabonds: My Phil Lynott Odyssey’: Robert Mountford to perform one-man tribute show at Vibe for Philo Festival

Personal stage tribute set for fest celebrating rock legend By Suman Bhuchar ACTOR Robert Mountford has been performing his one…

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Nicholas Prasad on his role in contemporary ‘Mafia’ setting for Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’

Modern day vibe with popular celebrity in lead role gives classic quirky twists… CURRENTLY playing the dastardly ‘Borachio’ alongside TV…

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British Asian Festival (May 4-6) – Comedy, spoken word, Asian writers and a Sridevi tribute

Three-day melting pot of talent, different art forms and quite possibly, some chai and samosa… IF YOU WANT TO SEE…

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‘Gauhar Jaan – The Datia Incident’ (review) shows women artists can fight their corner even from the last century…

Play examines life and times of one of India’s most iconic 20th century figures… A LIVELY mix of traditional drama,…

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Bally Gill as Royal Shakespeare Company’s leading man in imaginative and contemporary staging of ‘Romeo and Juliet’…

This is Shakespeare but reaching out to a different world than when it was first penned… INSPIRED by – and…

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Kiln Theatre (Tricycle) new season – ‘We’ve changed name and diversity and gender themes are bolder and prouder’, claims Indhu Rubasingham

Meet the new Kiln Theatre, once called the Tricycle, which will premiere the stage version of the celebrated Zadie Smith…

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‘A Passage to India’, Asif Khan talks about role and burgeoning career as actor, writer, playwright and producer – who also has Channel 4 writing bursary

Talented and gifted both as an actor and writer, this is one man to watch and keep watching By Suman…

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