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Photo: John Wildgoose
SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE FESTIVAL
OF EVENTS FOR REFUGEE WEEK
Shakespeare’s Globe is to present a
new festival of events marking Refugee
Week between Sunday 17 and Sunday
24 June. One-off performances,
discussions and storytelling sessions
throughout the week will explore
Shakespeare’s response to refuge and
refugees.
On Sunday 17 June, Syrian artist
Dima Karout will lead a hands-on
woodcut printing workshop,
Fingerprints. Participants will create a
simplified sketch inspired by personal
experience, memories, family objects
and photos which will be carved, inked
and printed to form a collective artwork
exploring the evolution of identity.
Also on Sunday, a Read Not Dead
script-in-hand performance of
Sir Thomas More will take to the stage
in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse,
bringing to life the plight of refugees and
the May Day Riots of 1517. As with all
Read Not Dead shows, actors will have
just one day to rehearse the play before
they present it to the audience.
On Wednesday 20 June, the Sam
Wanamaker Playhouse will play host to a
two-part dance performance Fragments
of a Journey, an informal showing of
work performed by refugees which will
explore the theme of displacement. The
festival continues with the premiere of
Nanjing, a piece about identity,
dispossession, and the consequences of
war. Written and performed by Jude
Christian, it tells the story of the Nanjing
Massacre of 1937, frequently referred to
as the Rape of Nanking.
On Friday 22 June, Blanche
McIntyre’s production of The Winter’s
Tale opens in The Globe. Exploring
refuge, rage and forgiveness, the play
will open during Refugee Week and run
until Sunday 14 October.
The festival closes on Sunday
24 June with two events for families.
Renowned children’s author Nicola
Davies will present her new picture book
The Day War Came, explaining the
inspiration and motives behind the story
which depicts the plight of child
refugees. A special Refugee Week
storytelling session of Twelfth Night will
take place in the afternoon in the Sam
Wanamaker Playhouse, as Globe
Storytellers cast new light on the
displaced Viola and Sebastian.
Further details from the website at
shakespearesglobe.com
FAULTY TOWERS THE DINING
EXPERIENCE
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
is the 5-star immersive theatre show
that’s 70% improvised and has won
acclaim internationally. Served a
3-course meal by Basil, Sybil and
Manuel, audiences become part of the
action. It’s ideal for comedy and theatre
fans, as well as anyone who simply
fancies an unforgettable meal with plenty
of laughs. Truly original, this show is a
multi-sensory treat where chaos reigns
right from the start.
The show is a loving tribute to Fawlty
Towers, the BBC TV series written by
John Cleese and Connie Booth.
The first London dates ran each year
from 2009-2011, after Edinburgh Fringe.
It then opened a year-round residency in
October 2012 with six shows per week
in London’s West End, that sold out
immediately, winning 5-star reviews. By
the end of the year it was being listed
among London’s Best Selling West End
Theatre Shows, and as 'Editor's Pick' in
several entertainment listings. It has also
toured internationally.
Tickets on 0845 154 4145.
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