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Target Theatre’s MADE at Holbeck Undergroung Ballroom

MADE is telling the story of the millions of workers in Bangladesh whose lives are dedicated to the Western desire for fast fashion and instant consumerism. This provocative and daring performance is...

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Slavoj Žižek in conversation with Gary Younge

Rockstar philosopher and provocateur extraordinaire Slavoj Žižek returns to the Big Smoke for another round of Marxist theory and existential ticks. Introducing his new book, Against the Double...

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Theatre and Language: Samuel Beckett, “Waiting for Godot”

Fellow and Tutor at University of Oxford, Belinda Jack breaks down Samuel Beckett’s profound and wondrous Waiting for Godot. As part of a series of public lectures at Gresham College, Theatre and...

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Secret 7″ at Sonos Studio

Remember how it feels to hold that classic tune in your hand? In a world where purchasing music was a deliciously wearisome commitment requiring things like shoes and cash. Secret 7″ returns with its...

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REVIEW: The Man in The Woman’s Shoes

You may have never been to Sligo, in fact you may never have even been to Ireland, but after an hour and a half with Pat Farnan, you will feel truly immersed in a rural Irish community. An...

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Sh!t Theatre – Guinea Pigs On Trial at Live Art Bistro

Following the success of multi-award winning performance Job Seekers Anonymous, Sh!t Theatre are returning with the new and equally thought provoking Guinea Pigs On Trial. Exploring the dark and murky...

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Tina’s Idea of Fun at the Abbey Theatre

OK so what the hell is this exactly? First of all it’s a new play from acclaimed writer and playwright Sean P. Summers. Second of all it features Hilda Fay, star of stage of Irish small screen. Tina’s...

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Twelfth Night at the Birmingham Rep

Twelfth Night: Olivia’s melancholic, puritanical household clashes head on with Sir Toby’s insatiable appetite for drunken debauchery. Orsino’s relentless pursuit of Olivia and Malvolio’s extraordinary...

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Yerma at Circomedia

The Amina Khayyam Dance Co reimagines Federico Garcia Lorca’s Yerma through the medium of dance. One of Lorca’s most famous works, Yerma is the tragic tale of a loveless and childless marriage set...

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Irish Women and Art 1916 at the National Gallery, Dublin

The National Gallery’s Tuesday Talk is Irish Women and Art, 1916 and highly acclaimed historian and novelist Sinead McCoole (Easter Widows) will be leading the charge. Much of the discussion will be...

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Wild Tales at HEART

Wild Tales is one of those films that resonates with you for weeks afterwards and will have you leaving the cinema with that ‘what did I just watch’ feeling. Perhaps it is the dark yet comic and...

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The Debt Collectors at Otley Courthouse

The Debt Collectors is the brand new comedy from world renowned and multi award winning playwright John Godber. Having won two BAFTA’s, a Lawrence Olivier award and become the third most performed...

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Spirit of Ireland at St. Paul’s Church

Long before Riverdance came Spirit of Ireland , traditional Irish Music and Dance at its very best ‘THE SPIRIT OF IRELAND’ now celebrating 30 years touring Worldwide, was Irelands first National and...

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Dan Flavin at the Ikon Gallery

Ikon presents a major exhibition of work by Dan Flavin (1933-1996), one of the most important post-war American artists. Flavin’s artistic practice was dominated by a use of fluorescent light and an...

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Michael Beutler: Pump House at Spike Island

German artist Michael Beutler comes to Spike Island for his first UK solo exhibition. Spike Island’s use as an art gallery and artists’ studio space, as well as its history as a tea packing factory,...

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Dylan Moran – Off the Hook at The Usher Hall

When it comes to misanthropic comedy, there is no one better than the dishevelled Irishman Dylan Moran. A cult figure on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe comedy scene, Moran is best known for his jaded...

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Dvořák’s Rusalka at Festival Theatre

Antony McDonald’s five-star production of Dvořák’s Rusalka at Festival Theatre brings a dark and poignant fairy tale to life. Inspired by the same folk story as Hans Christian Anderson’s The Little...

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Shakespeare in Shoreditch

After a sell out success in 2014, Shakespeare in Shoreditch lands back in London to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the great bard’s death. Over ten days, site specific productions, performances and...

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The Passion of Lady Vendredi

Afrofuturistic performance artist Nwando Ebizie summons the alter ego of Lady Vendredi to electrify the status quo and present a radical new vision for the future of contemporary music-theatre....

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Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons at The Greenbank

Tobacco Factory Theatres presents Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons at the Greenbank in Easton. The Walrus theatre company’s debut production isn’t the easiest play to tell your friends about (that’s...

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