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Sep
27
7:45 PM19:45
Project, Poetry, Theatre

05Fest: Anonyms

What’s in a name? Dive into the fascinating world of names as writer Inua Ellams invites a panel of guests to dig deep and explore the story and meaning behind their own names.

In parts of West Africa it is believed children grow to embody their names; that a child named Peace will grow up to create serenity wherever they go. Other West Africans think this is nonsense, but how do we come to be named? What then do we inherit? Do names change us? Who cares? And why should we?  

Held before a live audience, Inua Ellams guides intelligent, funny and insightful guests through Anonyms, a rich, invasive and poignant exploration into what we are called, and why. Audience members are invited to come along with the story and meaning behind their own names.

This event is part of Inua Ellam's 05Fest. A week-long festival that puts poetry centre stage and unites separate strands of Ellams' work in different styles.

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The Show Must Go Online - Pericles
Feb
10
7:00 PM19:00
Theatre, Online

The Show Must Go Online - Pericles

TSMGO Presents:

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

by William Shakespeare

Directed by Maryam Grace

The Show Must Go Online brought together a global cast of actors each week to perform Shakespeare’s First Folio plays in the order they were believed to have been written.

This time TSGMO is presenting a Patreon exclusive performance of Pericles

***Update: This performance is now available for free on YouTube***

Running times:

Welcome & Introduction to the play by the guest speaker
7pm GMT / 2pm EST /11am PST

Curtains up
7.15pm GMT / 2.15pm EST / 11.15am PST

Interval 5 mins
8.45pm GMT / 3.45pm EST / 12.45pm PST

Final Curtain & Q&A with cast
10pm GMT / 5pm EST / 2pm PST

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The Show Must Go Online - Henry VIII
Nov
11
7:00 PM19:00
Theatre, Online

The Show Must Go Online - Henry VIII

TSMGO Presents:

Henry VIII

by William Shakespeare

Directed by Robert Myles

The Show Must Go Online brings together a global cast of actors each week to perform Shakespeare’s plays in the order they were believed to have been written, live online.

Link to watch (hit the bell to set a reminder):

Running times:

Welcome & Introduction to the play by our guest speaker
7pm GMT / 2pm EST /11am PST

Curtains up
7.15pm GMT / 2.15pm EST / 11.15am PST

Interval 5 mins
8.45pm GMT / 3.45pm EST / 12.45pm PST

Final Curtain & Q&A with cast
10pm GMT / 5pm EST / 2pm PST

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The Show Must Go Online - Timon of Athens
Sep
30
7:00 PM19:00
Theatre, Online

The Show Must Go Online - Timon of Athens

TSMGO Presents:

Timon of Athens

by William Shakespeare

Directed by Robert Myles

The Show Must Go Online brings together a global cast of actors each week to perform Shakespeare’s plays in the order they were believed to have been written, live online.

Link to watch (hit the bell to set a reminder):

Running times:

Welcome & Introduction to the play by our guest speaker
7pm GMT / 2pm EST /11am PST

Curtains up
7.15pm GMT / 2.15pm EST / 11.15am PST

Interval 5 mins
8.45pm GMT / 3.45pm EST / 12.45pm PST

Final Curtain & Q&A with cast
10pm GMT / 5pm EST / 2pm PST

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The Show Must Go Online - Othello
Sep
9
7:00 PM19:00
Theatre, Online

The Show Must Go Online - Othello

TSMGO Presents:

Othello

by William Shakespeare

Directed by Robert Myles

The Show Must Go Online brings together a global cast of actors each week to perform Shakespeare’s plays in the order they were believed to have been written, live online.

Link to watch (hit the bell to set a reminder):

Running times:

Welcome & Introduction to the play by our guest speaker
7pm GMT / 2pm EST /11am PST

Curtains up
7.15pm GMT / 2.15pm EST / 11.15am PST

Interval 5 mins
8.45pm GMT / 3.45pm EST / 12.45pm PST

Final Curtain & Q&A with cast
10pm GMT / 5pm EST / 2pm PST

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The Show Must Go Online - Hamlet
Aug
12
7:00 PM19:00
Theatre, Online

The Show Must Go Online - Hamlet

TSMGO Presents:

Hamlet

by William Shakespeare

Directed by Robert Myles

The Show Must Go Online brings together a global cast of actors each week to perform Shakespeare’s plays in the order they were believed to have been written, live online.

Link to watch (hit the bell to set a reminder):

Running times:

Welcome & Introduction to the play by our guest speaker
7pm GMT / 2pm EST /11am PST

Curtains up
7.15pm GMT / 2.15pm EST / 11.15am PST

Interval 5 mins
8.45pm GMT / 3.45pm EST / 12.45pm PST

Final Curtain & Q&A with cast
10pm GMT / 5pm EST / 2pm PST

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The Show Must Go Online - Romeo & Juliet
May
27
7:00 PM19:00
Theatre, Online

The Show Must Go Online - Romeo & Juliet

TSMGO Presents:

Romeo & Juliet

by William Shakespeare

Directed by Robert Myles

The Show Must Go Online brings together a global cast of actors each week to perform Shakespeare’s plays in the order they were believed to have been written, live online.

Link to watch (hit the bell to set a reminder):

Running times:

Welcome & Introduction to the play by our guest speaker
7pm GMT / 2pm EST /11am PST

Curtains up
7.15pm GMT / 2.15pm EST / 11.15am PST

Interval 5 mins
8.45pm GMT / 3.45pm EST / 12.45pm PST

Final Curtain & Q&A with cast
10pm GMT / 5pm EST / 2pm PST

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At Home I Speak
Nov
17
3:00 PM15:00
Theatre

At Home I Speak

Following an arts residency at Gearies Primary School, Neela Doležalová’s new play explores multilingualism in contemporary Britain. Drawn from recordings with students, teachers and families, and music composition by Richard Melkonian, ‘At Home I Speak’ will enchant and provoke. Immerse yourself in the corridors of this East London school, where grandmas’ voices sing from the tannoy, and their children have plenty of stories to tell.

Includes a post-show panel discussion on attitudes to multilingualism.

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Nov
13
7:30 PM19:30
Theatre

From the Gut Theatre: Scratch Night & Roundtable

An evening celebrating the work produced by four of the artists who attended From the Gut Theatre’s debut ‘Making Work and Well-being Retreat’ earlier this year, followed by a Roundtable discussion hosted by From the Gut on ”how can you put well-being at the forefront of your creative process?”

The Scratch Night is a work in progress sharing and a platform to support the attendees. The artists sharing work will be Alice Melton, Gabriel Akamo, Tanya O’Sullivan and Jamie Rose.

Proceeds will go towards From the Gut’s future retreats.

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A Change is Gonna Come
May
25
to May 26
Theatre, Project, Poetry

A Change is Gonna Come

A spirit of experimentation in the intimate setting of The Pit as the Barbican Young Poets, past and current, come together with dancers from Boy Blue.

Expect an electrifying collaboration under the artistic and creative direction of Jacob Sam-La Rose, a poet and performer of international repute, and Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante, co-founder of hip-hop dance company Boy Blue. Tapping into the musicality and rhythm of language, this show sees poets interacting with dancers, fusing the vitality and energy of spoken word with movement, as they share their personal experiences of the nation in which they find themselves living.

Exploiting a broad range of genres, styles and themes, Barbican Young Poets have evolved to become drivers for change, their voices helping to define the poetry scene in London and across the UK. Barbican Artistic Associate Boy Blue develop some of the country’s most sought-after hip-hop artists.

A Change is Gonna Come is part of our 2018 Season, The Art of Change, which explores how artists respond to, reflect and can potentially effect change in the social and political landscape. Find out more here.

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Grey Matters - Last Word Festival
Jun
9
5:00 PM17:00
Theatre, Project, Poetry

Grey Matters - Last Word Festival

"They said depression is a lazy man's disease"

Grey Matters is a devised spoken word play exploring issued around mental illness. 

Following months of research and development, Poets Platform - the Theatre Royal Stratford East's Spoken Word Youth Company - presents a show that discusses mental health with frankness and sensitivity.

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Sweet Like Chocolate, Boy
Apr
1
2:00 PM14:00
Theatre, Poetry

Sweet Like Chocolate, Boy

As the worlds of Mars & Bounty collide, can they find their place in these times or will they get chewed, swallowed and digested by it?

Theatre-maker and storyteller Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu (Roundhouse Resident Artist ‘16) presents a matinee scratch performance of award-winning , urban-fantasy storytelling play "Sweet Like Chocolate, Boy." Produced by Playback Drama & Dreamarts Youth Charity and written and co-starring Fynn-Aiduenu, "Sweet Like Chocolate, Boy" is a storytelling, physical theatre piece about two black boys growing up in the same estate two decades apart. Their realities merge in one day that sees the combustion of their tower-block worlds.

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