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London round-up: The Estate, Sing Street and Till the Stars Come Down
I went to London, saw some shows and had some thoughts.
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Natasha Tripney
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Mark Thomas: "Everyone should have access to an arts education”
On the comedian and activist's 40 years behind the microphone and his recent move into acting.
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What remains: DARUM's [EOL] End of Life
On a virtual reality installation exploring grief, memory and the digital afterlife.
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Only connect: Eric de Vroedt's The Seasons
On a seven-hour staging of Ali Smith's seasonal quartet in Amsterdam.
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Vemicious Knids: Mark Rosenblatt's Giant
On a play about Roald Dahl's antisemitism and the relationship between an artist's words and their work.
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Those who remain: Heartefact's They Are All Gone
On an intimate and moving Serbian performance about memory and loss.
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Here we go again: The Second Woman
On a 24-hour performance starring one woman and 100 men.
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A symbol of resistance: Theatre and protest in Georgia
On the campaign being waged against a Georgian theatre performance.
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A cry in the dark: Oliver Frljić's Incubator
On the Croatian director's provocative response to the war in Gaza.
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Take me to church: Florentina Holzinger's Sancta
On the roller-skating nun opera that's become one of European theatre's hottest tickets.
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Pure theatre: 20 years of An Oak Tree
On Tim Crouch's landmark play of transformation.
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Open source performance: Vaba Lava's Spy Girls and the world of the cyber elves
On a morally knotty show exploring the world of cyber activism and open source intelligence.
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Café Europa
Café Europa
A weekly newsletter by Natasha Tripney dedicated to European theatre. You can expect a mix of in-depth reviews and profiles of the artists and companies that excite me, plus other stuff.
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