YOUR GUIDE TO THIS WEEK IN CULTURE
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Comedy Musicals Spoken Word Theatre
Friday 9 May 2014 in London
By TW Editorial | Published on Saturday 3 May 2014
And the LDN-based events the ThisWeek team is tipping today are….
COMEDY: Luisa Omielan, What Would Beyonce Do?, Udderbelly, 9 May
The golden girl of 2012’s Edinburgh Fringe, Luisa Omielan is still toting the bold and bootilicious ‘WWBD?!’, a show about lifes, love and womanhood, and tonight carries it over to the Udderbelly. Details and tickets here.
THEATRE: In The Heights, Southwark Playhouse, 9 May – 7 Jun
Featuring a scorchio hip hop and Latin score, songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning 2008 musical zooms in on Manhattan’s vibrant Washington Heights area, and follows its dream-chasing inhabitants as they strive to thrive. Details and tickets here.
THEATRE: Major Tom, Canada Water Culture Space, 9 May
Real-life beauty queen Victoria, a self-described ‘average’ lady, explains her path to the pageants, sharing film clips and examining notions of beauty, celebrity, and the world’s fascination with ‘winning’. And as an extra visual aid, she has champion show (under) dog Major Tom, the jowly basset hound along too. Details and tickets here.
