Author: Red Bus Londinium
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Birmingham Hippodrome Becomes New Musical Developer
Exciting news for musical theatre creatives and future audiences as Birmingham Hippodrome announces plans to develop new musicals with a dedicated department, studio space and career development opportunities. The dedicated department will commission, develop and produce new musicals and will be the first UK venue with an in-house new musical theatre department. Career development opportunities,…
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Young person opportunity at RSC: Creatives’ convention (free for under 25s)
On 19th July, the RSC are holding what looks like a fantastic day for young creatives. Held at their Stratford-upon-Avon base, it will be free for under 25s and just £10 for over 25s. Young people can join the RSC’s Youth Advisory Board, TikTok, delegates from the Brit School for an all day event in the Royal…
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Theatre etiquette: yougov poll results
Theatre etiquette as a debate has reared its divisive head recently as the shared agreement around how one should behave while watching a musical (you watch, they sing) becomes less universal. Anti-social behaviour is increasing in theatres and Bectu (the union for front-of-house workers) has launched their Anything doesn’t go campaign to highlight the issues.…
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Outdoor cinema across London now booking
It is hard to believe it will ever be warm and dry enough, but Adventure Cinema have released their summer schedule for booking. These outdoor showings will be in beautiful places such as Ham House and Osterley and include a mix of classic schmaltz like Dirty Dancing and more recent blockbusters like Top Gun Maverick.…
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Richmond: Thames Young Mariners
Thames Young Mariners runs open water swimming sessions at their tidal lake which is more often used for youth water activities. Swim times vary due to the tide, because as certain tide times the lake is too shallow. Sessions are £5 for 30 minutes but it is easy to email for an extended session. There…
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Palladium Peter Pan Panto: Jennifer Saunders
Perfect alliteration there! The Palladium Peter Pan Panto has announced that Jennifer Saunders will be joining the cast this year in her pantomime debut. The Palladium panto is a feast of funny, with the ever more elaborate costumes of Julian Clary a particular highlight. We have been twice and had already determined to make it…
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Harry Potter Friday Forty
The Harry Potter lottery is run via the TodayTix app. Every Friday, 40 tickets are released for every performance, located in great seats throughout the theatre, and priced at £40 (£20 per part), for the following week. You need to enter the lottery each Friday to be in that week’s lottery.
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English National Opera: free tickets (5 – 20 year olds)
Discounts: Young people aged 5-20 can access free tickets at the ENO, with different rules for those aged 16-20.
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Fresh Water for Flowers, Valérie Perrin
Valérie Perrin has produced a thing of beauty here. So many people have recommended this book to me and my, usually very divided, book group all loved it. Excellent if you are interested in the complexity of human relationships and wonderful for lovers of France. https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/fresh-water-for-flowers-over-1-million-copies-sold-valerie-perrin/1236715?ean=9781787703117 Disclosure: If you buy books linked to my site,…
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Slow swimming events
Slow Swimming events say they are “all about the journey”. These swims are deliberately about getting people together for a fun swim, somewhere they may not otherwise access, not a race. Locations may include: Bradford-on-Avon Cambridge Dedham Vale There is also a skinny dip at Clacton-on-Sea http://www.hamiltonsfitness.co.uk/ssevents.html
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Taplow swimming lake
Taplow Swimming Lake is part of the NOWCA organisation. Once you have joined, currently £15 a year, you can book for a range of swimming spots. Taplow has a 400 m and 100 m course, so you can choose a comfortable distance for you. Even better, it has warm changing rooms, toilets and a fabulous…
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Hello!: A Counting Book of Kindnesses, Hollis Kurman and Stephane Barroux
For the youngest in your school, if you want to start a conversation about refugees, this would be a very heart-warming way to do it. It is bright, colourful, simple but also thought provoking. https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/hello-a-counting-book-of-kindnesses-hollis-kurman/3965961?ean=9781913074999 Disclosure: If you buy books linked to my site, I may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent…
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2nd May Almeida Giveaway: A Streetcar Named Desire
The Almeida theatre has generously offered free tickets to under-25s for the matinee of a Street Car Named Desire on 2nd May. As this is strike day, this might be perfect timing for some to see an Olivier Award winning performance! Check out this link at 5 pm on 25th April: https://streetcarwestend.com/U25/
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Teddington Bluetits: Burnell Avenue
The Teddington Bluetits are part of the wider Bluetits movement and are an extremely friendly bunch who organise regular swims (many times a day) at this beautiful spot near Teddington Lock and sometimes further afield. The intrepid swim year round. Swims are free and swimmers join at their own risk. Coffee, cake and chat is…
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Hammersmith: Tidal Thames swims
The Tidal Thames swims are a magical experience that you can’t quite believe you are having in the middle of the London. Timed to perfection, start times are precise to the minute as the swim is designed to head up to the end of the Chiswick Eyot island, wait for the tide to turn, and…
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The Meaning of Zong ****
Olaudah Equiano should be a household name, so it is fantastic that, in this play, Giles Terera brings his pivotal story to a wider audience. The deaths on the Zong are a story so important and disgraceful that that story should be heard, too. In this play, Equiano’s own words ring down the ages as…
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Tim Minchin on Groundhog Day
Really interesting to hear Tim Minchin talk about his upcoming Groundhog Day. I missed it last time, wonder if I can make it this time! Did anyone see it last time?
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Globe Giveaway
The Globe is running a social media competition for a pair of seated tickets to a Midsummer night’s dream. Entries close at midnight on Sunday 23rd (Shakespeare’s birthday), so get in quick. Globe giveaway
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