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Lucy Popescu @lucyjpop.bsky.social · 1d

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Lucy Popescu @lucyjpop.bsky.social · 1d

My next one-day Creative Writing workshop at @citylit.bsky.social is on Magical Realism on Sun 2 Nov (online via Zoom): Come - it'll be fun. www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/writ...

Writing magical realism

Learn how fantasy and reality can meet in this interactive workshop on writing magical realism.

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Lucy Popescu @lucyjpop.bsky.social · 2d

The Black British Book Festival 2025 is taking place at the Barbican Centre on Sun 19 October 2025. It features more than 80 authors & 30+ events; a full day of panels, workshops & family-friendly activities. Tix: £15 full festival pass – available www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/202... @BBBookFestival

Black British Book Festival 2025 | Barbican

Step into the heart of Black British storytelling. A space where culture, creativity and community collide.

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Lucy Popescu @lucyjpop.bsky.social · 3d

I reviewed #Uprooted for @newjournal.bsky.social - at @newdiorama.bsky.social til 25 Oct. This one-hour show packs a punch. www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

Review: Uprooted, at New Diorama Theatre

Bold, sensory show exposes the devastation inflicted on the earth and indigenous women displaced by ‘colonial capitalism’

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Lucy Popescu @lucyjpop.bsky.social · 3d

I reviewed Nima Taleghani’s radical interpretation of Bacchae, given a spectacular staging by Indhu Rubasingham at the Olivier, @NationalTheatre til 1 Nov www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

Review: Bacchae, at Olivier, National Theatre

Provocative and visually arresting play is an audacious reinterpretation of Euripides’ Bacchae

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Lucy Popescu @lucyjpop.bsky.social · 3d

I reviewed Nima Taleghani’s radical interpretation of Bacchae, given a spectacular staging by Indhu Rubasingham at the Olivier, @NationalTheatre til 1 Nov. www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

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Lucy Popescu @lucyjpop.bsky.social · 3d

Lives and passions brought into the light for #BlackHistoryMonth: www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/live...
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #MagicCatPublishing #DialogueBooks @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social #HutchinsonHeinemann #ChattoBooks #MerkyBooks @faberbooks.bsky.social #HamishHamilton

Lives and passions brought into the light

Black History Month offers the chance to celebrate the rich cultural heritage, history, and achievements of black people. This year’s theme is Standing Firm in Power and Pride. Lucy Popescu selects 12...

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Lucy Popescu @lucyjpop.bsky.social · 5d

I reviewed The Billionaire Inside Your Head for @newjournal.bsky.social at #HampsteadTheatre downstairs til Oct 25. Will Lord’s debut examines the debilitating grip of OCD on one man and its corrosive effect on his career and friendships: www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

Review: The Billionaire Inside Your Head, at Downstairs, Hampstead Theatre

Beguiling drama examines the debilitating grip of OCD on one man

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Lucy Popescu @lucyjpop.bsky.social · 7d

I reviewed Oyinkan Braithwaite's Cursed Daughters for @ftweekend.com — three generations of women bound together by a dark fate - Publ by #AtlanticBooks www.ft.com/content/0592... via @ft

Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite — three generations of women bound together by a dark fate

A struggle to find independence and love in defiance of superstition unfolds across time in this compelling second novel

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Lucy Popescu @lucyjpop.bsky.social · 9d

I reviewed Romans: A Novel by #AliceBirch at #AlmeidaTheatre for #IslingtonTribune - A bold meditation on masculinity and a playful exploration of the novel from the 19th century to the present day. www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/revi...

Review: Romans: A Novel, at Almeida Theatre

Story that follows the fortunes of a family tackles questions of damaging masculinity, ambition and isolation

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Lucy Popescu @lucyjpop.bsky.social · 9d

I reviewed David Lan's searing drama, The Land of the Living, for @newjournal.bsky.social - Starring #JulietStevenson, it's a sobering reminder of the trauma faced by displaced communities today. Dorfman, #NationalTheatre til 1 November. www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

Review: The Land of the Living, at Dorfman Theatre, National Theatre

Magnificent production set in Germany after the Second World War resonates powerfully

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Lucy Popescu @lucyjpop.bsky.social · 16d

A thrilling aural experiment: I reviewed Cow | Deer at the #RoyalCourt Jerwood Theatre Upstairs for @newjournal.bsky.social - www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

Review: Cow | Deer at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs

An extraordinary listening encounter with the rural world

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Lucy Popescu @lucyjpop.bsky.social · 19d

I loved Alexander Molochnikov's Seagull: True Story at #MaryleboneTheatre - I reviewed for @newjournal.bsky.social www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

Review: Seagull: True Story, Marylebone Theatre

Bold reimagining of Chekhov’s classic, blending autobiography and satire

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Atlantic Books @atlanticbooks.bsky.social · Jan 27

Curses are like hearts. Some are more easily broken than others.

Ready for the biggest book of 2025? We are SUPER excited to announce Cursed Daughters, the brand new novel from the author of bestselling sensation #MySisterTheSerialKiller 💚🔪

25/9/25

#CursedDaughters

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Lucy Popescu @lucyjpop.bsky.social · 19d

Next Thursday 25 Sept, I'll be in conversation with the sensational #OyinkanBraithwaite about her latest novel #CursedDaughters publ by @atlanticbooks.bsky.social 6.30pm @waterstones.bsky.social Piccadilly - All welcome. www.waterstones.com/events/oyink...

Oyinkan Braithwaite in conversation at Waterstones Piccadilly | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Oyinkan Braithwaite in conversation at Waterstones Piccadilly today.

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Lucy Popescu @lucyjpop.bsky.social · 19d

I reviewed The Producers, #GarrickTheatre for @newjournal.bsky.social - Terrific: www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

Review: The Producers, Garrick Theatre

An abundance of talent in this gleeful revival of Mel Brooks’ musical comedy

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Lucy Popescu @lucyjpop.bsky.social · 21d

The best fiction to read in September - I reviewed Mahesh Rao's poignant novel, Half Light, about forbidden love in India,
published by #PushkinPress www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-t...

Lucy Popescu @lucyjpop.bsky.social · 25d

I reviewed Deaf Republic at #RoyalCourtTheatre for @newjournal.bsky.social - an extraordinary performance by Dublin-based #DeadCentre who interweave aerial performance, puppetry, film, a live drone and poetic fragments to stunning effect. www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

Review: Deaf Republic, Royal Court Theatre

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Lucy Popescu @lucyjpop.bsky.social · 28d

I reviewed #TheCoin by #YasminZaher publ by @wearefootnote.bsky.social for @thetls.bsky.social - A striking debut, the unruly narrator is hard to shake. www.the-tls.com/regular-feat...

Keeping up appearances

The winner of this year’s Dylan Thomas prize, The Coin, by the Paris-based Palestinian journalist Yasmin Zaher, follows the unravelling of a wealthy

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Lucy Popescu @lucyjpop.bsky.social · Sep 8

I reviewed Interview at #RiversideStudios for @newjournal.bsky.social Nuanced performances - the power games are well executed and there are enough twists and surprises to keep us absorbed throughout. www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

Review: Interview, at Riverside Studios

Absorbing adaptation of the late Dutch director Theo van Gogh’s 2003 film explores authenticity and truth in the digital age

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Lucy Popescu @lucyjpop.bsky.social · Sep 7

I reviewed Mike Bartlett's #JuniperBlood at #DonmarWarehouse for @newjournal.bsky.social : www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

Review: Juniper Blood, at Donmar Warehouse

Asssured production set on an Oxfordshire farm explores the complexities of building a sustainable future

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Lucy Popescu @lucyjpop.bsky.social · Sep 2

I reviewed House of Day, House of Night - Olga Tokarczuk’s mosaic of memory, myth and misfits translated by #AntoniaLloydJones & publ by @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social - for @ftweekend.com - online now: www.ft.com/content/7886... via @ft

House of Day, House of Night — Olga Tokarczuk’s mosaic of memory, myth and misfits

The International Booker Prize winner’s vivid 1998 novel about her adopted Polish village gets its first full English translation

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FT Weekend @ftweekend.com · Sep 2

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House of Day, House of Night — Olga Tokarczuk’s mosaic of memory, myth and misfits

The International Booker Prize winner’s vivid 1998 novel about her adopted Polish village gets its first full English translation

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Lucy Popescu @lucyjpop.bsky.social · Aug 23

I reviewed Every Brilliant Thing, at #SohoPlace for @newjournal.bsky.social - A blend of theatre and stand-up with a rotataing star cast: www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

Review: Every Brilliant Thing, at @Soho Place

Acclaimed solo show explores mental health, love, resilience, and finding joy in the everyday

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Lucy Popescu @lucyjpop.bsky.social · Aug 23

I reviewed Good Night, Oscar for @newjournal.bsky.social at the #BarbicanTheatre til 21 September.
Sean Hayes, reprising his Tony Award-winning Broadway role, gives a pitch-perfect performance - camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/revi...

Review: Good Night, Oscar, at Barbican Theatre

Absorbing play set in 1958 offers a fascinating insight into the shadows that haunted brilliant concert pianist

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