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REVIEW: The Enigmatist 4.5 stars @wiltonsmusichall
David Kwong’s The Enigmatist is a witty, puzzle-driven blend of magic, puzzles and storytelling that will delight anyone who is a lover of wordplay.
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#review #theatre #london
David Kwong’s The Enigmatist is a witty, puzzle-driven blend of magic, puzzles and storytelling that will delight anyone who is a lover of wordplay.
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#review #theatre #london
REVIEW: The Enigmatist
David Kwong’s The Enigmatist is a witty, puzzle-driven blend of magic, puzzles and storytelling that will delight anyone who is a lover of wordplay.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
REVIEW: The Enigmatist 4.5 stars @wiltonsmusichall
David Kwong’s The Enigmatist is a witty, puzzle-driven blend of magic, puzzles and storytelling that will delight anyone who is a lover of wordplay.
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7uC
#review #theatre #london
David Kwong’s The Enigmatist is a witty, puzzle-driven blend of magic, puzzles and storytelling that will delight anyone who is a lover of wordplay.
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7uC
#review #theatre #london
IN CONVERSATION WITH: SPID Theatre Company's Helena Thompson
'Authenticity and lived experience are key to SPID’s grassroots, DIY approach to high-quality community theatre on council estates.'
Artivists Handbook runs until 13th December 2025.
#interview #london #whatson
'Authenticity and lived experience are key to SPID’s grassroots, DIY approach to high-quality community theatre on council estates.'
Artivists Handbook runs until 13th December 2025.
#interview #london #whatson
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Helena Thompson
We sat down for an exclusive interview with SPID Theatre's Helena Thompson about their upcoming show, Artivist's Handbook.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
IN CONVERSATION WITH: SPID Theatre Company's Helena Thompson
'Authenticity and lived experience are key to SPID’s grassroots, DIY approach to high-quality community theatre on council estates.'
Artivists Handbook runs until 13th December 2025.
#interview #london #whatson
'Authenticity and lived experience are key to SPID’s grassroots, DIY approach to high-quality community theatre on council estates.'
Artivists Handbook runs until 13th December 2025.
#interview #london #whatson
IN CONVERSATION WITH: GeeOne and Zachariyah Sol
We sat down with GeeOne and Zachariyah Sol, the newly crowned Future Makers winners, to talk about performing at the Royal Albert Hall.
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#interview #london #rap
We sat down with GeeOne and Zachariyah Sol, the newly crowned Future Makers winners, to talk about performing at the Royal Albert Hall.
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#interview #london #rap
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
IN CONVERSATION WITH: GeeOne and Zachariyah Sol
We sat down with GeeOne and Zachariyah Sol, the newly crowned Future Makers winners, to talk about performing at the Royal Albert Hall.
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#interview #london #rap
We sat down with GeeOne and Zachariyah Sol, the newly crowned Future Makers winners, to talk about performing at the Royal Albert Hall.
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7tV
#interview #london #rap
REVIEW: Fantasia Orchestra 4.5 stars @fantasiaorchestra
Fantasia Orchestra is carving out something special with this residency at Smith Square Hall.
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#review #concert #london #oechestra
Fantasia Orchestra is carving out something special with this residency at Smith Square Hall.
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#review #concert #london #oechestra
REVIEW: Fantasia Orchestra
Fantasia Orchestra is carving out something special with this residency at Smith Square Hall. If you have not yet heard them, you should. It feels like one of those treasures quietly hiding in plain sight.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
REVIEW: Fantasia Orchestra 4.5 stars @fantasiaorchestra
Fantasia Orchestra is carving out something special with this residency at Smith Square Hall.
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#review #concert #london #oechestra
Fantasia Orchestra is carving out something special with this residency at Smith Square Hall.
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#review #concert #london #oechestra
REVIEW: 4.5 stars to #JackAndTheBeanstalk @ Lyric Hammersmith
"A vibrant, sharply crafted panto with bold visuals, exceptional music, and standout performances"
#review #theatre #panto #london
"A vibrant, sharply crafted panto with bold visuals, exceptional music, and standout performances"
#review #theatre #panto #london
REVIEW: Jack and the Beanstalk
I arrived at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith expecting a lively panto, but Jack and the Beanstalk turned out to be far more ambitious. It was a sharply conceived, high energy production that reimagines the familiar tale through a surprisingly effective dystopian lens.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
REVIEW: 4.5 stars to #JackAndTheBeanstalk @ Lyric Hammersmith
"A vibrant, sharply crafted panto with bold visuals, exceptional music, and standout performances"
#review #theatre #panto #london
"A vibrant, sharply crafted panto with bold visuals, exceptional music, and standout performances"
#review #theatre #panto #london
REVIEW: 🌟🌟🌟 for La Bella Bimba! at Baron's Court Theatre @BaronsCourt_W14
A charming mess of music, mischief with some total confusion
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#review #London #violafestival
A charming mess of music, mischief with some total confusion
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#review #London #violafestival
November 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
REVIEW: 🌟🌟🌟 for La Bella Bimba! at Baron's Court Theatre @BaronsCourt_W14
A charming mess of music, mischief with some total confusion
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#review #London #violafestival
A charming mess of music, mischief with some total confusion
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7tQ
#review #London #violafestival
REVIEW:🌟🌟🌟✨ for Carmen at Susie Sainsbury Theatre
"Christopher White nailed the night with an exquisite performance of the orchestra"
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#REVIEW #LONDON #OPERA
"Christopher White nailed the night with an exquisite performance of the orchestra"
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#REVIEW #LONDON #OPERA
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
REVIEW:🌟🌟🌟✨ for Carmen at Susie Sainsbury Theatre
"Christopher White nailed the night with an exquisite performance of the orchestra"
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#REVIEW #LONDON #OPERA
"Christopher White nailed the night with an exquisite performance of the orchestra"
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7tJ
#REVIEW #LONDON #OPERA
REVIEW: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 for Birmingham Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker at the Birmingham Hippodrome @BirminghamHippo
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker is pure festive joy: captivating, magical, and timeless
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#review #Birmingham #Ballet
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker is pure festive joy: captivating, magical, and timeless
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#review #Birmingham #Ballet
November 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
REVIEW: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 for Birmingham Royal Ballet's The Nutcracker at the Birmingham Hippodrome @BirminghamHippo
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker is pure festive joy: captivating, magical, and timeless
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#review #Birmingham #Ballet
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker is pure festive joy: captivating, magical, and timeless
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#review #Birmingham #Ballet
REVIEW: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 for Wicked Witches at The Pleasance Theatre @ThePleasance
A show full of laughter and silliness that hugs the queer child inside every one of us.
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#London #Review
A show full of laughter and silliness that hugs the queer child inside every one of us.
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#London #Review
November 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
REVIEW: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 for Wicked Witches at The Pleasance Theatre @ThePleasance
A show full of laughter and silliness that hugs the queer child inside every one of us.
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#London #Review
A show full of laughter and silliness that hugs the queer child inside every one of us.
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7tq
#London #Review
REVIEW:🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 for Gallus in Weegieland at Tron Theatre @TronTheatre
Pure Dead Brilliant Madness in Weegieland: A Glasgow Panto Triumph
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#panto #glasgow #review
Pure Dead Brilliant Madness in Weegieland: A Glasgow Panto Triumph
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#panto #glasgow #review
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
REVIEW:🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 for Gallus in Weegieland at Tron Theatre @TronTheatre
Pure Dead Brilliant Madness in Weegieland: A Glasgow Panto Triumph
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#panto #glasgow #review
Pure Dead Brilliant Madness in Weegieland: A Glasgow Panto Triumph
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#panto #glasgow #review
REVIEW: 🌟🌟🌟 for A Fairytale for Christmas at Dominion Theatre @DominionTheatre
"Festive fun for all that captures the spirit
of an Irish Christmas"
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#Review #london #Christmas
"Festive fun for all that captures the spirit
of an Irish Christmas"
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#Review #london #Christmas
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
REVIEW: 🌟🌟🌟 for A Fairytale for Christmas at Dominion Theatre @DominionTheatre
"Festive fun for all that captures the spirit
of an Irish Christmas"
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#Review #london #Christmas
"Festive fun for all that captures the spirit
of an Irish Christmas"
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7tj
#Review #london #Christmas
FEATURE: Intermission Youth Theatre Reimagines Shakespeare Through the Lens of Immigration in Comedy of Errors Remixed @CourtyardHoxton
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#feature #London #Shakespeare
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#feature #London #Shakespeare
November 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
FEATURE: Intermission Youth Theatre Reimagines Shakespeare Through the Lens of Immigration in Comedy of Errors Remixed @CourtyardHoxton
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#feature #London #Shakespeare
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#feature #London #Shakespeare
REVIEW: Marking Time ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ @Sadlers_Wells
Marking Time delivers three fiercely distinct visions of how sound and movement bend, stretch, and disrupt our sense of time.
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#review #music #dance #london
Marking Time delivers three fiercely distinct visions of how sound and movement bend, stretch, and disrupt our sense of time.
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7t4
#review #music #dance #london
REVIEW: Marking Time
Marking Time delivers three fiercely distinct visions of how sound and movement bend, stretch, and disrupt our sense of time.
wp.me
November 23, 2025 at 10:10 AM
REVIEW: Marking Time ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ @Sadlers_Wells
Marking Time delivers three fiercely distinct visions of how sound and movement bend, stretch, and disrupt our sense of time.
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7t4
#review #music #dance #london
Marking Time delivers three fiercely distinct visions of how sound and movement bend, stretch, and disrupt our sense of time.
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7t4
#review #music #dance #london
REVIEW: 3.5 stars to Seong-Jin Cho: Artist Portrait @BarbicanCentre
An evening of exciting voices and masterful performances
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#review #classicalmusic #london
An evening of exciting voices and masterful performances
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#review #classicalmusic #london
REVIEW: Seong-Jin Cho: Artist Portrait
An evening of exciting voices and masterful performances
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November 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
REVIEW: 3.5 stars to Seong-Jin Cho: Artist Portrait @BarbicanCentre
An evening of exciting voices and masterful performances
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#review #classicalmusic #london
An evening of exciting voices and masterful performances
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#review #classicalmusic #london
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Jason Donovan by Richard Barber
Jason Donovan has returned to one of his most famous roles: playing Frank-N-Furter in Richard O’Brien’s anarchic musical, The Rocky Horror Show. So, the question has to be: why?
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#interview #whatson
Jason Donovan has returned to one of his most famous roles: playing Frank-N-Furter in Richard O’Brien’s anarchic musical, The Rocky Horror Show. So, the question has to be: why?
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7sM
#interview #whatson
November 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Jason Donovan by Richard Barber
Jason Donovan has returned to one of his most famous roles: playing Frank-N-Furter in Richard O’Brien’s anarchic musical, The Rocky Horror Show. So, the question has to be: why?
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7sM
#interview #whatson
Jason Donovan has returned to one of his most famous roles: playing Frank-N-Furter in Richard O’Brien’s anarchic musical, The Rocky Horror Show. So, the question has to be: why?
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7sM
#interview #whatson
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Elliot Baker @KingsHeadThtr
We sat down with Elliot Baker to talk about their latest show Jack and the Beanstalk: Adults Only. It's a full-on, no holds barred spectacle packed with show tunes.
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#whatson #pantomime #London
We sat down with Elliot Baker to talk about their latest show Jack and the Beanstalk: Adults Only. It's a full-on, no holds barred spectacle packed with show tunes.
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7sB
#whatson #pantomime #London
November 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Elliot Baker @KingsHeadThtr
We sat down with Elliot Baker to talk about their latest show Jack and the Beanstalk: Adults Only. It's a full-on, no holds barred spectacle packed with show tunes.
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7sB
#whatson #pantomime #London
We sat down with Elliot Baker to talk about their latest show Jack and the Beanstalk: Adults Only. It's a full-on, no holds barred spectacle packed with show tunes.
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7sB
#whatson #pantomime #London
REVIEW: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ for The Thing With The Feathers at The Kings Arms Salford
'The four actresses are easily the best part of the play, with subtle, nuanced performances'
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#review #whatson #theatre
'The four actresses are easily the best part of the play, with subtle, nuanced performances'
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7sa
#review #whatson #theatre
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
REVIEW: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ for The Thing With The Feathers at The Kings Arms Salford
'The four actresses are easily the best part of the play, with subtle, nuanced performances'
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7sa
#review #whatson #theatre
'The four actresses are easily the best part of the play, with subtle, nuanced performances'
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7sa
#review #whatson #theatre
REVIEW: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for Salty Brine: He's So Unusual @sohotheatre
'The baptism of brine. This time it is Cyndi Lauper’s 1983 debut album ‘She’s So Unusual’ that is taking the plunge'
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#review #London #whatson
'The baptism of brine. This time it is Cyndi Lauper’s 1983 debut album ‘She’s So Unusual’ that is taking the plunge'
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#review #London #whatson
November 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
REVIEW: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for Salty Brine: He's So Unusual @sohotheatre
'The baptism of brine. This time it is Cyndi Lauper’s 1983 debut album ‘She’s So Unusual’ that is taking the plunge'
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#review #London #whatson
'The baptism of brine. This time it is Cyndi Lauper’s 1983 debut album ‘She’s So Unusual’ that is taking the plunge'
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7sv
#review #London #whatson
REVIEW: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for Perfect Show For Rachel by Zoo Co Theatre
'A warm, chaotic and hilarious celebration of Rachel’s humour, her family and the joyful madness she creates on stage'
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#review #theatre #whatson
'A warm, chaotic and hilarious celebration of Rachel’s humour, her family and the joyful madness she creates on stage'
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7sp
#review #theatre #whatson
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
REVIEW: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for Perfect Show For Rachel by Zoo Co Theatre
'A warm, chaotic and hilarious celebration of Rachel’s humour, her family and the joyful madness she creates on stage'
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7sp
#review #theatre #whatson
'A warm, chaotic and hilarious celebration of Rachel’s humour, her family and the joyful madness she creates on stage'
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7sp
#review #theatre #whatson
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Holly Freeman
We sat down with Holly Freeman, one of the performers in the electro-folk musical Precipice, playing at New Diorama Theatre.
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#interview #musicaltheatre #whatson #London
We sat down with Holly Freeman, one of the performers in the electro-folk musical Precipice, playing at New Diorama Theatre.
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7si
#interview #musicaltheatre #whatson #London
November 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Holly Freeman
We sat down with Holly Freeman, one of the performers in the electro-folk musical Precipice, playing at New Diorama Theatre.
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7si
#interview #musicaltheatre #whatson #London
We sat down with Holly Freeman, one of the performers in the electro-folk musical Precipice, playing at New Diorama Theatre.
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7si
#interview #musicaltheatre #whatson #London
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Alex Thorpe from Queens Theatre Hornchurch about their 2026 season
'There is a rebellious spirit to the 2026 programme. It takes well-known and much-loved stories and puts them through an Essex lens.'
#theatre #interview #whatson #essex
'There is a rebellious spirit to the 2026 programme. It takes well-known and much-loved stories and puts them through an Essex lens.'
#theatre #interview #whatson #essex
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Alex Thorpe
We sat down for an exclusive interview with Alex Thorpe from Queen's Theatre Hornchurch who have recently announced their 2026 season.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Alex Thorpe from Queens Theatre Hornchurch about their 2026 season
'There is a rebellious spirit to the 2026 programme. It takes well-known and much-loved stories and puts them through an Essex lens.'
#theatre #interview #whatson #essex
'There is a rebellious spirit to the 2026 programme. It takes well-known and much-loved stories and puts them through an Essex lens.'
#theatre #interview #whatson #essex
REVIEW: I Dream of Theresa May ⭐⭐⭐⭐ @TaraTheatre
A witty tragicomedy about the struggles of immigrants and the absurdity of the British government
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#review #london '#theatre
A witty tragicomedy about the struggles of immigrants and the absurdity of the British government
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7sd
#review #london '#theatre
REVIEW: I Dream of Theresa May
A witty tragicomedy about the struggles of immigrants and the absurdity of the British government
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November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
REVIEW: I Dream of Theresa May ⭐⭐⭐⭐ @TaraTheatre
A witty tragicomedy about the struggles of immigrants and the absurdity of the British government
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#review #london '#theatre
A witty tragicomedy about the struggles of immigrants and the absurdity of the British government
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7sd
#review #london '#theatre
REVIEW: Jurassic ⭐⭐⭐⭐ @sohotheatre
A hilariously unhinged academic turf war where dinosaurs, egos, and alternative facts collide.
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#review #theatre #london
A hilariously unhinged academic turf war where dinosaurs, egos, and alternative facts collide.
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7s0
#review #theatre #london
REVIEW: Jurassic
A hilariously unhinged academic turf war where dinosaurs, egos, and alternative facts collide.
wp.me
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
REVIEW: Jurassic ⭐⭐⭐⭐ @sohotheatre
A hilariously unhinged academic turf war where dinosaurs, egos, and alternative facts collide.
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7s0
#review #theatre #london
A hilariously unhinged academic turf war where dinosaurs, egos, and alternative facts collide.
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7s0
#review #theatre #london
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Sarah Hyojin Kim, Theo Ambrosini and Jerry Faderer Barons Court Theatre
We sat down for a quick chat with Sarah Hyojin Kim, artistic director of Peculiar Matter, Theo Ambrosini and Jerry Faderer
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#interview #london #theatre
We sat down for a quick chat with Sarah Hyojin Kim, artistic director of Peculiar Matter, Theo Ambrosini and Jerry Faderer
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#interview #london #theatre
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Sarah Hyojin Kim and Theo Ambrosini
We sat down for a quick chat with Sarah Hyojin Kim, artistic director of Peculiar Matter, and Theo Ambrosini. Unfinished Business is a devised work rooted in Sarah's personal experience of being by her grandmother’s deathbed, blending Korean ancestral ritual, movement, installation and multimedia.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Sarah Hyojin Kim, Theo Ambrosini and Jerry Faderer Barons Court Theatre
We sat down for a quick chat with Sarah Hyojin Kim, artistic director of Peculiar Matter, Theo Ambrosini and Jerry Faderer
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#interview #london #theatre
We sat down for a quick chat with Sarah Hyojin Kim, artistic director of Peculiar Matter, Theo Ambrosini and Jerry Faderer
wp.me/pdXz8Y-7rR
#interview #london #theatre
N CONVERSATION WITH: Graeme Stephen who brings his score for 1927 silent film #Metropolis to Soundhouse Winter Festival @traversetheatre.bsky.social
'It’s great to be part of the Winter Festival, and I'm doubly excited to be performing this piece as part of it.'
#edinburgh
'It’s great to be part of the Winter Festival, and I'm doubly excited to be performing this piece as part of it.'
#edinburgh
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Graeme Stephen
We sat down for an exclusive interview with Graeme Stephen, award-winning Scottish composer and guitarist, who is presenting his score for the 1927 silent film Metropolis at Soundhouse Winter Festival at Traverse Theatre.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
N CONVERSATION WITH: Graeme Stephen who brings his score for 1927 silent film #Metropolis to Soundhouse Winter Festival @traversetheatre.bsky.social
'It’s great to be part of the Winter Festival, and I'm doubly excited to be performing this piece as part of it.'
#edinburgh
'It’s great to be part of the Winter Festival, and I'm doubly excited to be performing this piece as part of it.'
#edinburgh