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Arts of the UK 2020: Booker Prize-winner Bernardine Evaristo to host Q&A for In Search of a White Identity

LONDON – Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other, Bernardine Evaristo will host a Q&A on the making of In Search of a White Identity. The new digital show interrogates race, class and masculinity as part of the new season of on demand theatre from The Actors Centre. The Q&A will take a deep dive into some of the production’s most pressing themes as well as … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Booker Prize-winner Bernardine Evaristo to host Q&A for In Search of a White Identity

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Arts of the UK 2021: Talawa and Birmingham Repertory Theatre announce new major collaboration and producing partnership

LONDON – Talawa Theatre Company, the UK’s leading Black theatre company, and Birmingham Repertory Theatre have announced a major new collaboration which will see the two partners developing an artistically ambitious body of work which will play in Birmingham, London, and nationwide. Black Joy, a season of new work by Black creatives and artists, will take to The REP’s three stages in 2021 The ambitious co-producing … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Talawa and Birmingham Repertory Theatre announce new major collaboration and producing partnership

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Arts of the UK 2021: Luke Jerram’s awe-inspiring installation Gaia returns to the Old Royal Naval College

LONDON – Following a sold-out display in summer 2020, Luke Jerram’s awe-inspiring art installation Gaia is returning to the Old Royal Naval College in January. Due to overwhelming demand, Gaia is returning for a full month in pride of place in the magnificent Painted Hall, along with an exciting series of Friday late night openings. This monumental internally-lit sculpture, measuring seven metres in diameter, was … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2021: Luke Jerram’s awe-inspiring installation Gaia returns to the Old Royal Naval College

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Arts of the UK 2020: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase at Greenwich Theatre

LONDON – This Christmas, Greenwich Theatre reopens with Russ Tunney’s thrilling festive adaptation of Joan Aiken’s classic children’s novel, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase. This fun-filled socially distanced adventure is accompanied by an online and interactive experience, Sir Willoughby’s Challenge, for those unable to attend the live performance The Wolves of Willoughby Chase tells the story of two brave and determined girls as they encounter unforgettable … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase at Greenwich Theatre

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Arts of the UK 2020: Tales from the Front Line by Talawa Theatre Company

LONDON – Black key workers, from NHS staff to teachers, have their voices heard in Talawa Theatre Company’s new online series. Exposing the hypocrisy, furious exhaustion, and glimmering hope for a better future, Tales from the Front Line uses verbatim interviews to explore the historic Covid-19 crisis and its seismic impact on those on the Front Line of the pandemic. The six short films in this … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Tales from the Front Line by Talawa Theatre Company

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Arts of the UK 2020: Shapero launches exciting Emporium with cornucopia of objects from renowned dealers and gallerists

LONDON – 2020 has seen an exciting period of expansion for Shapero Rare Books and Shapero Gallery, moving into two vast new spaces on New Bond Street, as well as a new ground-floor gallery on Maddox Street for Shapero Modern. In addition to a suite of offices solely for Rare Books, New Bond Street will also house an exciting new Emporium, where a cornucopia of … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Shapero launches exciting Emporium with cornucopia of objects from renowned dealers and gallerists

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Arts of the UK 2020: Crimes Against Christmas by New Old Friends

LONDON – Typically at this time of year, theatre company New Old Friends would have just finished an Autumn tour and be deep into preparations for a Christmas show; this year, they have created a festive comedy audio drama with short instalments released daily in the build-up to Christmas Day. The adaptation of their 2016 show Crimes Against Christmas is part radio play, part audio book. … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Crimes Against Christmas by New Old Friends

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Arts of the UK 2020: Everything is Absolutely Fine by House of Blakewell

LONDON – From the makers of Thor and Loki and We Can Make You Happy, House of Blakewell presents a brand-new comedy musical about anxiety disorders, caring, and trying to keep going, Everything is Absolutely Fine is a hilarious and heartwarming new musical about what it’s like to be human and to struggle. Alice is making a fresh start. She has moved out of the big city to a … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Everything is Absolutely Fine by House of Blakewell

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Arts of the UK 2020: Tea Break Theatre’s Sleeping Beauty?

LONDON – Turning a much-loved story on its head with an intriguing modern twist, Tea Break Theatre will present their new re-working of Sleeping Beauty. This live and interactive epic Zoom adventure will feature puppetry, original music and comedy. Everyone knows the story: in a faraway time and a faraway place, a beautiful Princess is asleep in a castle. But this time, it’s 2020, and that … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Tea Break Theatre’s Sleeping Beauty?

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Arts of the UK 2020: Constella presents Christmas Gala in aid of their Connecting Stars initiative for care home residents

LONDON – Loneliness among the elderly is a crisis that is only becoming more urgent as Christmas approaches. Earlier this year, the world’s only dedicated opera-ballet company, Constella, launched Connecting Stars to provide free one-to-one virtual performances to isolated care home residents; their upcoming Christmas Gala hopes to raise money to continue their series and meet growing demand. Their Christmas Gala, filmed in Studio Wayne … Continue reading Arts of the UK 2020: Constella presents Christmas Gala in aid of their Connecting Stars initiative for care home residents

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