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Ana Tomskaya

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Anatoly Weissman: «I’m One of Those People Who Aren’t Very Good at Laughing»

In Nathan, a production based on a text by Artur Solomonov, Anatoly Weissman’s character finds himself inside a world where absurdity has long ceased to be an artistic device and…

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Letters from the Theatre

Andrey Bartenev: «Behind Every Artist Lies a Word from Heaven»

Andrey Bartenev first came to London in 1995 to take part in Alternative Miss World, the legendary pageant created by artist Andrew Logan, where conventional beauty gives way to imagination,…

Lifestyle People

Learning to See: Paul Smith’s World at Selfridges

On 7 September, a Paul Smith corner opened at Selfridges, where it will remain until 19 September. Although “corner” is perhaps too dry a word for a space that feels…

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Letters from the Theatre

From Writers to Financiers: London Theatre in September

Summer has flown by — blink and you missed it. Scorching and relentless, it has finally given way to autumn rain, which means it is time to go back to…

People Culture

Letters from the Theatre

Anna-Ester Volozh: “You Can Teach a Thought Some Manners”

At the British Animation Film Festival, we had already encountered the world of Anna-Ester Volozh — her The Wedding Veil of the Proud Princess was one of those works that…

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Letters from the Theatre

Theatre in August: From Musicals to Drama

August. What do you mean, it is August already? Should you happen to be spending the month in London, remember that the city’s theatrical life does not slow down even…

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In Search of the Grail: Miller Rose Roberts — a new novella by Joseph Millson

This is not Millson’s first book. First came a fantastically funny and candid autobiography «Work… and Other Four-Letter Words: Everything Youve Never Heard about Becoming an Actor», in which he…

Lifestyle

Freedom Means Becoming Part of History: The First Gundam Base Store Opens in London

The United Kingdom’s first official The Gundam Base store opened in London’s Camden Market – a space dedicated to one of Japan’s most famous anime franchises. The ceremony brought together…

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Letters from the Theatre

London theatre in July: shows for conversation and reflection

Summer is in full swing! You want to relax, wear beautiful clothes, drink champagne or lemonade, wander thoughtlessly through streets or fields, and meet up with friends. For nice clothes…

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Kostya Benkovich: «Art does not kill, but it can wound»

Artist Kostya Benkovich works with metal as if it were the nervous system of the modern world: rebar and pipes, under welding, turn into rigid structures that speak about power,…

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Letters from the Theatre

Ira Litmanovich: «Technical progress begins to dominate everything»

Artist and animator Ira Litmanovich filmed An Unwritten Play as a film about Alexander Volodin, but in the end it turned into a story about time, memory, the fragility of…

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Letters from the Theatre

The Well Walk Theatre: The Alchemists of Puppet Theatre

The Well Walk Theatre was opened not so long ago by Zina Drouche and Dylan McNeil, together with actress Marina Turmo, and already this unique little theatre has become deeply…