Here’s our new teaser for our performance at Latitude 2018! Find us Sunday afternoon in the Faraway Forest. South London’s premier gay socialist folk band (probably) teams up with a C17th rebel to reclaim the history of English protest and dissent. Expect a song, a dance and maybe the start of the revolution!A raucous folk …
Here’s Sef Townsend, Shamim Azad and Paul Burgess in the Family Tent. It’s such an amazing festival, we had a great time, and we feel privileged to be a part of it!
We’re excited to be part of this annual festival: it’s real flagship event in the East London calendar. The “East Three” – Shamim, Sef and Paul, who’ve been leading our East storytelling project – will be sharing stories and songs in the Family and Arts Zone, doing three 25 min performances between 12 and 6:30. There’s …
We’ve just seen some lovely photos from Day Two of the Festival of Communities at Queen Mary… Here’s one: And you can see the rest here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/festivalofcommunities/albums/72157694312686732/page2 SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave
Yes, it’s tomorrow, May 6th at the lovely Poplar Union! For best results (and free entry) come to the tea party first, hang out with the team, and maybe create some new material for the show. But of course you can just come to the show too. The E5 Roasthouse cafe, which is part of the …
After an amazing few months, with a commission from Ovalhouse, followed by performances at Brixton City Festival, and then a residency at Queen Mary uni to develop ways to work with locals to create a bespoke version of the show in each place we visit, here we are, running the whole thing, tea party and …
Following our residency at Queen Mary University of London, we’ll be sharing our Tower-Hamlets-specific version of Gerrard Winstanley’s True and Righteous Mobile Incitement Unit both on campus (22nd March) and at Poplar Union (6th May), a great new venue in the borough. Supported by Queen Mary and produced in partnership with Rua Arts, Mobile Incitement brings together songs …
We’re so pleased to have been a part of this year’s A Season of Bangla Drama. It was a fantastic month and, as ever, proved that art can be open and inclusive at the same time as being ambitious. Here are some photos by Rehan Jamil of our East storytelling performance at Rich Mix London, …
As you probably know, East, the storytelling group we run in partnership with Bishwo Shahitto Kendro, will be performing at Rich Mix this Friday, as part of A Season of Bangla Drama 2017. A Season of Bangla Drama is a major event in the Tower Hamlets cultural calendar and it’s a huge privilege to be a part …
Here are some photos from rehearsals for East’s next performance, an evening of songs and stories from people living, working or otherwise connected to East London. It’s going to be a lovely night and we hope to see you there! 10th Nov, Rich Mix at 7pm, as part of A Season of Bangla Drama. Here’s …