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Actor-producer Mónica Lopera and director Miguel Torres Umba talk London premiere of Colombian play ‘Goodbye’: “We all need to talk more openly about mental health, loneliness and connection”
One more year, Brixton House returns its flagship festival, championing new writing from diverse, international voices. Guillermo Nazara chats with the team behind the first English-language production of Alejandra Chamorro’s life-affirming play, discussing the challenges of reaching a culturally different audience and the difficulties Latin American and emerging theatre currently face in the London scene.…
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Artistic Director Sharon Willems talks premature closure of Arches Lane Theatre: “Culture and community can’t just be marketing talking points”
Despite last year’s takeover and its intent to breathe new life into the venue, the Arches Lane Theatre- formerly known as The Turbine -will go permanently dark at the end of the month following a unilateral termination by the development company. Guillermo Nazara chats with the woman behind the space’s latest iteration about the local…
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Writer and performer Derek Murphy talks new queer play ‘Mammy’s House’: “We’re only just starting to properly reckon with how much of this history was left undocumented”
Following a two-year research process featuring numerous conversations with its real-life protagonists, Upstairs at the Gatehouse welcomes this new play celebrating the lives, friendship, and resilience of Irish LGBT immigrants living in London during the AIDS crisis. Guillermo Nazara chats with its creator to learn more about the piece’s development and its uncanny resonance with…