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A Pinch of Vault Week Four: Picks of the Week

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

VAULT’s festival of live work-in-progress shows, A Pinch of VAULT, returns for a third year showcasing new works from leading…

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A Pinch of Vault Week Three: Picks of the Week

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

VAULT’s festival of live work-in-progress shows, A Pinch of VAULT, returns for a third year showcasing new works from leading…

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RJ Hunter on their Stupid Sexy Poem Show

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

RJ Hunter is an Edinburgh-based writer, theatre-maker and performance poet. Their work explores queer experience and silliness, highlighting the joy…

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A Pinch of Vault Week Two: Picks of the Week

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

VAULT’s festival of live work-in-progress shows, A Pinch of VAULT, returns for a third year showcasing new works from leading…

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A Pinch of Vault Week One: Picks of the Week

Jim Keaveney1 year ago1 year ago

VAULT’s festival of live work-in-progress shows, A Pinch of VAULT, returns for a third year showcasing new works from leading…

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Interview: Jonathan Oldfield on Criminally Untrue, ‘Accidents and mistakes become gold’

The Understudy2 years ago1 year ago

by Jim Keaveney. PillowTalk Theatre bring their production, Criminally Untrue, to VAULT Festival this weekend. The show is a completely improvised…

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Interview: Coin Toss Collective on FREAK OUT!, ‘Expect the unexpected’

The Understudy2 years ago1 year ago

by Jim Keaveney.  Inspired by the UK’s disappearing coastline and drawing on our research on affected communities in East Anglia, FREAK…

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Interview: Becks Turner on Melonade, ‘A celebration of the fact that no two brains are the same!’

The Understudy2 years ago1 year ago

by Jim Keaveney.  Becks Turner in Melonade. Photo: Daniel Bennet Theatremaker and comedian Becks Turner creates interactive, cabaret-style, game theatre, with…

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Interview: Caitlin Evans on BURNOUT, ‘The climate crisis is a reality for them’

The Understudy2 years ago1 year ago

by Jim Keaveney.  BURNOUT, written by Nicole Acquah who made the Women’s Playwriting Prize Shortlist in 2022 for SANKOFA, and devised…

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Interview: By The Balls Theatre Company on Goodbye ’89, ‘The show is pretty funny, if we do say so ourselves!’

The Understudy2 years ago1 year ago

by Jim Keaveney.  By The Balls Theatre Company, comprised of Ellen Trevaskiss, Alice Berry, Michaella Moore, Rebecca Fox, Martha Caidan and…

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