BWW Review: LIFE OF PI, Wyndham's Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan
- Dec 3, 2021
Lolita Chakrabarti’s adaptation of Yann Martel’s Booker prize-winning novel Life of Pi received rave reviews when it debuted at Sheffield’s Crucible theatre back in 2019. The pandemic delayed the West End run, but it has now finally opened at the Wyndham’s theatre and goodness, it was worth the wait!
More Events Announced For Coventry UK City Of Culture 2021
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 8, 2021
From the arrival in the city of Little Amal, a giant puppet who is travelling 8,000km in support of refugees, to a celebration of Sound System Culture, more events have been announced and will form part of the year-long festival that reflects Coventry as a diverse, modern city, with hundreds of ways for citizens and visitors to take part.
Little Amal Takes Her First Steps For The Start Of The Walk
by Stephi Wild
- Jul 28, 2021
The 3.5m puppet of a 9-year-old Syrian refugee girl started her journey in Gaziantep, Turkey. Many streets in the ancient heart of the city were illuminated by lanterns creating a path for Little Amal to follow to reach a special concert for her at Gaziantep Castle.
BWW Feature: National Theatre Live at Roxy's Downtown
by Paula Makar
- Jun 18, 2021
It all started when Roxy’s Downtown was looking for ways to bring live theatre to our audiences during a global pandemic. We reached out to several different organizations, both nationally and internationally and an alliance was born. We are so happy to be bringing the following performances to you on our state-of-the-art projection system inside Roxy’s Downtown. With state-of-the-art filming techniques, tailored to every play, we bring you each performance as it happens, in all its glory. From close-ups that capture every flicker of emotion, to sweeping wide shots of the stage. There will be thousands of other people all around the world watching along with you. Sharing every gasp, every laugh, every dramatic moment. This is theatre for everyone.
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BWW Interview: Bringing Award-Winning Novel to Life Through Puppetry in LIFE AND TIMES OF MICHAEL K
by Lindsay Kruger
- May 20, 2021
Adapted for stage by Lara Foot and in collaboration with Handspring Puppet Company, Nobel Prize-winning author JM Coetzee’s LIFE AND TIMES OF MICHAEL K opens for a special preview season next month at Baxter Theatre Centre. Letting us in on their process of working with puppetry for the past four decades, Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler of Handspring chat with BroadwayWorld.
LIFE AND TIMES OF MICHAEL K Will Be Performed at The Baxter This June
by Stephi Wild
- May 11, 2021
The Baxter Theatre Centre has announced its most ambitious and exciting production in recent years, the world premiere of Nobel Prize-winning author JM Coetzee's Life and Times of Michael K, adapted for the stage by Lara Foot, in collaboration with the Handspring Puppet Company.
The Walk Announces Events Across 8000km Route
by Stephi Wild
- May 11, 2021
The Walk is a 4 month long 8,000 km journey by a 3.5m puppet of a 9-year-old Syrian refugee girl called Little Amal from the Syrian-Turkey border to the UK in search of her mother.
Amir Nizar Zuabi To Succeed Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson as New Artistic Director of Good Chance
by Stephi Wild
- Apr 27, 2021
Six years since Good Chance built the first 'Theatre of Hope' in the Calais “Jungle” camp and began its ground-breaking international work with artists from refugee backgrounds, the award-winning charity is delighted to announce that Palestinian theatre-maker and playwright, Amir Nizar Zuabi, is to become its new Artistic Director succeeding founders and playwrights, Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson.
Good Chance Theatre Announces Next Project: THE WALK
by Eleni Cashell
- Oct 7, 2020
Taking place between April-July 2021, The Walk will be a global public art event that will see a 3.5m tall puppet called Amal travelling 8000km across Turkey and Europe to highlight the plight of refugee children.
Manchester International Festival Reveals First MIF21 Event
by Stephi Wild
- Oct 7, 2020
Manchester International Festival (MIF) announces its first event for the 2021 edition of the Festival (1-18 July 2021), with The Walk, the culmination of the extraordinary journey from Gaziantep in Turkey to Manchester of nine-year-old refugee girl, Little Amal in the form of a giant living artwork.
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