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Guest Editor: Lyn Gardner / The Site / Kneehigh / Art and Activism / DIY Cultures 2017 / Citizen Jane: Battle for the city / Taylor Mac / Howard Hodgkin / Pink Floyd Exhibition / Erykah Badu... and some!
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Stage Whispers
Shining light of the theatre scene, thoughtful critic and champion of boundary-pushing, serious and frivolous stage work - we are so lucky to have Lyn Gardner as our Guest Editor this week. Jeremy Goldstein talks to Lyn in our interview about the shows that have changed her life and her new children's book, Rose Campion and the Curse of the Doomstone, which is inspired in no small way by the dreamy Wilton's Music Hall.

Lyn also highlights some exciting things happening in the theatre over the coming months, including the Greenwich+Docklands International Festival, which takes over the city at the end of June to present waterside theatre and al fresco choreography. All you have to do is work out which of the weird happenings are real and which are staged - no mean feat in London, I should think.

Elsewhere photographer Michael Chapman writes for us about harnessing the power of social media for his new project, and if you're tired of your day-to-day scenery then there's a job going at the illustrious Almeida for a special someone.

For more culture gems and competitions - browse our Offers page. As for the best of the rest - rummage through our genre-bending pages where you'll find plenty of haut happenings. Here's to wishing you a week worthy of a standing ovation, dear Players! Brava! RR xx

Lyn's Top 4 Events

The Site: A Season of New Work at the Royal Court
19:45 Wed 17/05 - Sat 10/06

This series of works is an experiment, exploring performance through language, physicality and the power of the imagination, created by five playwrights in response to Chloe Lamford’s provocation.

Kneehigh: 'Tristan & Yseult' at Shakespeare's Globe
19:30 Tue 13 - Sat 24/06

The most successful and beloved of all of Kneehigh’s shows blends comedy, live music, grand passions and tender truths in an irresistible night of love.

Taylor Mac: 'Hir' at Bush Theatre
19:30 Thu 15/06 - Sat 22/07

In Taylor Mac’s sly, subversive comedy, annihilating the past doesn’t always free you from it.

Greenwich + Docklands International Festival 2017 at Cutty Sark Theatre
10:00 Fri 23/06 - Sat 08/07

From A View from the Bridge to South Korean choreography in a column of water and an exuberant techno parade, GDIF 2017 offers outdoor theatre adventures for everyone.

Our Top Competitions and Offers

1x Pair of Free Tickets: Howard Hodgkin: Absent Friends at National Portrait Gallery
110:00 now until Sun 18/06

Hodgkin’s paintings are characterised by rich colour, complex illusionistic space and sensuous brushwork.

SPECIAL OFFER: The Convention: 'Think Anew, Act Anew' at Central Hall, Westminster
08:45 Fri 12 - Sat 13/05

The first large-scale event to offer individuals the chance to hear and take part in crucial debates about the United Kingdom’s future. Featuring a great line-up, from Gina Miller to Jarvis Cocker, Nick Clegg to Akala, Alastair Campbell to Ian McEwan, Michael Gove to Raoul Martinez - and a whole load more.

1x Pair of Free Tickets: Citizen Jane: Battle for the city at Bertha Dochouse
14:30 Thu 18/05

In 1960, Jane Jacobs’ book ‘The Death and Life of Great American Cities’ sent shockwaves through the architecture and planning worlds and helped change the way we look at urban living today.

1x Pair of Free Tickets: Renaissance Late: Blank Canvas Comedy at National Gallery
18:00 Fri 19/05

Do Not Adjust Your Stage are one of the UK's leading improvised comedy groups.

Run-Riot Magazine

INTERVIEW
Q&A: Lyn Gardner Talks to Jeremy Goldstein About Falling in Love with Theatre and Her New Children's Book

Lyn Gardner is among the world’s most influential theatre critics. Fuelled by a seemingly endless passion and curiosity for the form, she is to theatre at the Guardian what the legendary critic Pauline Kael was to film at The New Yorker Magazine. Last week I was lucky enough to catch up with Lyn to ask her a few questions about her life and work, Brexit (of course) and her latest children’s book, which is a total delight, Rose Campion and the Curse of the Doomstone. Read on...

INTERVIEW
Beyond pressing play: Q+A with James King of Curzon Enthusiasm

Curating cinematic events that mix the familiar with the avant garde, the cult classic with little-known auteur works, Enthusiasm’s end result is a compelling argument for maintaining a breadth and depth of knowledge- and will perhaps remind you to turn back to that reading list. Intrigued, Run Riot called up James King, Head of Theatrical Sales at Curzon Artificial Eye to hear more about the series...

FEATURE
Photographer Michael Chapman on His Project 'Show Up'

I was curious what would happen if I just tweeted a location and show up with my camera. Who's going to go to something like that? Is it just going to be a collection of my online chums? So was born Show Up, my latest photography project, blurring the lines between a flash mob and photo project. Read on...

NOTICE
Job: Press and Relations Manager at The Almeida Theatre

Almeida Theatre are recruiting for a Press & Media Relations Manager to join their Marketing & Communications team. They are looking for a dynamic individual to manage the theatre’s significant relationships with the media, further establishing the Almeida as a key cultural organisation, shaping their public narrative locally and internationally, and supporting the marketing strategy in delivering sales and audience development objectives. For more information, click here.

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Run-Riot's Best of the Rest!


19:00 Thu 11/05
Bhanu Kapil Reading at ICA
Poet Bhanu Kapil presents a reading in the ICA Lower Gallery.

23:00 Fri 12/03
Trouble Vision: Marcellus Pittman b2b Maurice Fulton at Corsica Studios
Unirhythm label boss, Three Chairs member and bonafide Detroit techno legend Marcellus Pittman joins forces with US-born weirdo house purveyor Maurice Fulton.

10:00 Sat 13/05 - Sun 01/10
The Pink Floyd Exhibition: 'Their Mortal Remains' at the V&A
Experience a spectacular and unparalleled audio-visual journey, chronicling the music, design and staging of Pink Floyd, from their debut in the 1960s through to the present day.

11:00 Sat 13/05
Free verse: The Poetry Magazine Fair
Head down to Holy Redeemer at Exmouth Market for a brand new Poetry Magazine Fair on Saturday 13 May.

12:00 Sun 14/05
DIY Cultures 2017: Zines, Comics, Alternatives at Rich Mix
DIY Cultures is an annual day festival exploring intersections of art and activism, running since 2013.

19:00 Fri 19/05
City Now City Future: This is our London at Museum of London
A free evening of performances, workshops, films and music to launch the City Now City Future season at the Museum of London.

20:15 Wed 24/05
Amnesty International: 'Art and Activism' at Souhtbank Centre
A discussion on the role of art and activism in creating social change in South Asia, led by key individuals who negotiate the complexities, impact and risks on a daily basis through their work.

20:00 Wed 31/05 - Thu 01/06
Frauke Requardt: 'Mothers' at The Place
Godmother, Birth mother, Working mother, Earth mother, Mother-tongue, Motherland, Mothercare(TM), MILF. Frauke Requardt (a mother) dunks you in the mess.

19:00 Thu 08/06
Cat and Mouse at Village Underground
A theatrical animation experience, involving an animated cat and mouse and a band of dogs!

19:00 Fri 07/07
Erykah Badu at Hammersmith Apollo
For two exclusive shows, the city of London will be graced with one of soul music’s foremost visionaries, Erykah Badu.


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