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Theatre Ronin (Hong Kong)
Practice of Zen
On a roof webbed with fish-bone antenna, a child with a
superhero blanket cape was brought to the realm of Wuxia
by a leaf. He took in all the tangling of impermanence with
resentment, lust with karma, in the martial world. Now he is
back, but thousands of years have passed. Experience the
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spirit of Wuxia: not a fairytale for grownups, but a medium to
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evoke thinking between the personal and the social. Theatre
1-31 July on-demand
Pay what you can £10/£5 Ronin fuses the contemporary and folklore on stage.
Diana Varco (California, USA)
Shattered
A fast-paced, comedic and heartbreakingly raw solo
show - about dating, dysfunction, and sexual devastation,
told through the voices of 35 characters. 'Truly epic'
(NoHoArtsDistrict.com).'A woman of 1,000 faces'
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baring piece' **** (BouquetsBrickbatsReviews.com).
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'Varco inhabits the stage expertly and effortlessly' *****
1-31 July on-demand
Pay what you can £8 / £4 (BroadwayBaby.com).
Hirai-Kikaku and Media Kobo (Japan)
The Story of the Tower
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digital (online venue)
1-31 July on-demand
Pay what you can £6/£3
Avant-garde performance created from words, dance,
and projection mapping. With the rapid development of
technology, we can instantly exchange words. How will
language change as we confront each other as anonymous
bodies with no physical connection? Based on the mythical
Tower of Babel, with excerpts from Yasunari Kawabata's
One Arm, Mimei Ogawa's The Black Tower, and an autotranscription of the news of the attack on the Twin Towers.
This Is Not A Theatre Company
Tree Confessions
GMF Digital Events
1-31 July (on demand)
£7
Trees talk! In a landmark study, a scientist learned
everything about how trees communicate. Or did she? One
tree tells the story of what really happened, reminding us
that human beings and plants live in one interconnected
ecosystem. Presenting the world's first play told entirely
from the point of view of a tree.
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DGP Theatre Productions (Florida, USA)
Satan vs God
Lucifer, fallen angel, begs God's forgiveness. Is Satan
responsible for all he is accused of? Have we heard him
testify? This solo tour-de-force explores issues of religion,
faith and humanity that are normally taboo or censored.
'Original... fresh' (LouReviews.blog). 'Mesmerising,
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seductive and powerful... hauntingly beautiful... I'm blown
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away by the quality of the writing... His words get under your
1-31 July on-demand
Pay what you can £8 / £4 skin and stay there' (NicsReviews2021.wordpress.com).
Tal Motion (Israel)
Tal
This original solo performance follows the story of a
girl-woman-dancer's experiences with the eating disorder
bulimia, and the way she healed through psychology and
expressive arts. Tal re-tells the memories and events of
her life, the pain and suffering, what people around her
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said, and the things society tells us. Exposes the mind and
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encourages us to explore our responsibilities as human
1-31 July on-demand
Pay what you can £8 / £4 beings. 'Thoughtful and important' (AYoungerTheatre.com).
Agaxart (Japan)
Tough Times Bring Treasure
(Otera-Odori-Ocha Session 3)
Not only dancers but also monks and a tea master are
born to dance. This is the story of a tea master who travels
to another world within himself, and returns reborn. As
he prepares Matcha tea, he meets himself. There is a
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digital (online venue)
deep connection between Japanese tea ceremony and
1-31 July on-demand
Zen. Agaxart produces innovative Butoh performances
Pay what you can £6/ £3 examining the interaction between body, mind and soul.
Olio Theatre Works (California, USA)
Willy's Lil Virgin Queen
A madcap comedy about discovering love, overcoming
tragedy, and finding your voice through the words of
Shakespeare. Award-winning actress and playwright Terra
Taylor Knudson brings enormous wit, heart, stamina,
and frankness to the stage. 'Your head is left spinning...
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glimpses into some of Shakespeare's best scenes and
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soliloquies' (www.Gazettes.com). 'Highly entertaining,
1-31 July on-demand
Pay what you can £10/£5 deeply moving. Not to be missed!' (Hollywood Fringe).
Lita Doolan Productions
After Shark
GMF Digital Events
1-31 July (on demand)
FREE
Theatre
A Rare Greenland Shark which has not been seen in British
Waters for nine years is spotted on a Cornish Beach. What
happens on the beach triggers a series of events that
would have far reaching consequences. A new play by Lita
Doolan. Inspired by the lives of two locals, this play shows
the far-reaching consequences of how environmental
change is impacting our lives. But the path to an ecoconscious world isn't easy.
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