YOUR GUIDE TO THIS WEEK IN CULTURE
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Three To See 29 Aug-4 Sep: Festival Stuff, Funny Stuff, More Great Stuff
By TW Editorial | Published on Friday 25 August 2023
FESTIVAL STUFF
Cygnus | Royal Victoria Dock | 31 Aug-3 Sep
Yes, I bet you’re all thinking there’s no more festival stuff for us to talk about – given we’ve been talking about little else lately – but you’re wrong, for quite a few festivals are currently going on in ye olde London towne. Firstly, the Greenwich + Docklands International Festival, and I am very attracted to the thought of this fab light installation. Read more about that here and about the festival generally here.
Céphale et Procris | Arcola Theatre | 29 Aug-2 Sep
And now over to the Arcola Theatre, where stuff is still happening as part of the rather good Grimeborn opera fest. This show is a revival of an opera by French composer Élisabeth Jacquet De La Guérre, staged by Ensemble OrQuesta, that promises beautiful singing, baroque instruments, symbolism and physical theatre. Read more about the show and book your tickets right about here.
Kinder | Little Angel Theatre | 29 Aug-3 Sep (pictured)
“Escaping on a Kindertransport train, one small Czech-Jewish girl embarks on a mighty adventure. Crossing between the past and present, Babi travels across Europe; from bon bons in Germany to the smell of the sea in Margate, she discovers how tiny acts of kindness can change the course of a person’s life”. A show aimed at young people aged eight and over, on as part of the venue’s puppet festival. Info here.
FUNNY THINGS
Geraldine Hickey: Of Course We’ve Got Horses | Soho Theatre | 29 Aug-2 Sep (pictured)
Speaking of festival things, this could maybe have made it into a festival section, as this is one of a number of acts imminently performing at the Soho Theatre after recently appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe. We reviewed this one and were definitely impressed. Read the write up here – and then head to the venue website here for more info.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Jack Studio | 29 Aug-2 Sep
Time now for something one might consider classically funny, for yes, it’s one of the Bard’s most popular plays and a comedy to boot. Bear In The Air Productions present this particular staging, delivered by a no-doubt-busy cast of six, that promises “warmth, magic and mischievous shenanigans”. Head to the venue website here for more information and to book tickets.
NewsRevue | Canal Cafe Theatre | 31 Aug-3 Sep (ongoing)
Thought it was about time to remind you – in case you had for some reason forgotten – about the ongoing and wonderful thing that is ‘NewsRevue’. If you were recently in Edinburgh maybe you saw it there, but it is, of course, a regular fixture in London. So many big names at one time appeared in this current affairs sketch show and it’s still performed by some prodigious talent. On for the above dates this week, but also on ad infinitum. Click here.
MORE GREAT STUFF
Leave It To The Maid | Drayton Arms Theatre | 29 Aug-2 Sep
And finally, some high quality short stops, all of them in fact doing the exact same dates. This one is a modern adaptation of classic whodunnit tales: there’s an anniversary dinner in a pristine mansion, tensions rising and secrets simmering, and a murder perpetrated when a sudden power cut plunges the room into darkness. Find out more and book your tickets here.
The Wetsuitman | Arcola Theatre | 29 Aug-2 Sep (pictured)
“Three actors, twenty-eight characters, one true story. It’s 2015 on the coast of Norway. A retired architect finds a wetsuit, and in it, the remains of a body. The detective unit hits one dead end after another – until another body in an identical wetsuit washes up in the Netherlands”. An intriguing play by award winning playwright Freek Mariën that explores identity, prejudice and forced migration. Details here.
Three Things That Are Never Seen | The Space | 29 Aug-2 Sep
Finally, one inspired by Celtic mythology featuring music and movement. “A young woman is visited every night in her dreams by an ancient being; a storyteller of old. On the festival of Samhain, when the veil between the two worlds lifts, they finally meet. He initiates her to the stories that are the fabric of the past”. For all the info and to book, head to the venue website here.
