Death and Batman: Kate Wyver talks to writer Naomi Westerman about exploring grief

Kate Wyver on 25/02/23 with

Naomi Westerman’s mum died unexpectedly in 2018. In her new show, BATMAN (aka Naomi’s Death Show), the playwright grapples with bereavement. And Batman.

Utilising the story of Bruce Wayne and death as a prompt for transformation, this new show is an interactive quest and satire of the true crime genre. Staged by Nottingham-based theatre company Chronic Insanity, the play will also be available as a digital production.

Ralph Barker on 25/02/23 with

“Like Chekhov, I am a collector of souls…if I hadn’t been an artist, I could have been a psychiatrist.” - Alice Neel

Edward Gosling on 25/02/23 with

Run Riot Editor on 25/02/23 with

Image: Tim Crouch, photographed by Amy Gibson.

Ralph Barker on 24/02/23 with

Image: HOME X, part of Kakilang Festival, showing at the Barbican until 25 February.

Ralph Barker on 24/02/23 with

Jamie McLaren on 13/02/23 with

Image: Joe Leather performing Wasteman, Vault Festival, 14-16 February.

Kerenza Evans on 12/02/23 with

Kate Wyver on 11/02/23 with

Ralph Barker on 11/02/23 with

I’ve spent most of the last week at the Barbican, soaking up the outlandish beauty of the London International Mime Festival, full of all the whimsical wit and downright absurdity that this year’s productions have to offer. From vaudevillian puppet shows to borderline existential horror, I loved every minute. With still a few performances left before the festival wraps up, here’s my pick of the best so far, and what’s to come!

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