Q&A: Jonny Woo on his Un-Royal Variety Show
Photo © Simon Phipps
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Q&A: Freddie Opoku-Addaei on ‘Out of the System’, A House Party for Dance Umbrella
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Michael Hall: Doing Things Differently at Genesis Cinema
Genesis Cinema's Alternative Programming & Outreach Manager Michael Hall writes for Run Riot on how East London's truly independent cinema is defying the norm; reducing ticket prices, making programming more inclusive and providing free tickets to low incomed or unwaged patrons.
Q&A: Dusty Limits on Cabaret, Craic and Dinosaurs
Dusty Limits returns to Underbelly Festival at the Southbank with his show Mandrogyny - a musical journey through the life of Dusty, from dinosaur obsessed little boy to cabaret star. We asked Dusty to tell us about the show and about the life events that inspired it.
Q&A: Musician Gabby Young on Different Instruments and New Landscapes
Electronic artist and vocalist Gabby Young has been evolving, and we're really excited at Run Riot to follow her through the next step of her musical adventure. She launches her new single Through the Trees at Proud Camden next month and we couldn't be happier to have the chance to chat to her ahead of the event.
Q&A: Kate MacTiernan, Artistic Director of the ‘Strange and Spontaneous’ Shuffle Festival
Kate MacTiernan and Lizzy Daish. (c) Lewis Khan
Shuffle Festival returns to Mile End this year, bringing the community together for two days of culture in unusual places. Kate MacTiernan is the Artistic Director and we asked her to talk us through the festival, how it all started and what we can expect to find in and around E3 on the weekend of the 26th and 27th of August.
Swansong: Nathan Evans on Queering the Care Home for Kings Head Theatre
Q&A: Oliver Wright on the Open City London Documentary Festival
Q&A: Illustrator Rob Flowers on Wacky Watermelons, Vlad the Impaler & Other Distractions
Q&A: Anthony Banks on Directing Kevin Elyot’s Twilight Song
Twilight Song, Kevin Elyot's final play, is being brought to the stage for the first time this week at the Park Theatre in Finsbury Park. Anthony Banks, Associate Director at the National Theatre for ten years, talks to us about the play, the playwright, and the pleasures of keeping an audience on their toes.
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