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Comedy Theatre ThisWeek In London
Three To See on 19 Apr: Ayesha Hazarika – The State Of The Nation, The MacBeths, Life By The Throat
By TW Editorial | Published on Wednesday 12 April 2017
And today’s ThisWeek-tipped, LDN-based events are…
Ayesha Hazarika – The State Of The Nation | Soho Theatre | 18-22 Apr
You’re probably entirely aware of Ayesha Hazarika, who began her career as a stand-up but took a slightly odd sideways step (though she appears to consider it a “natural diversion”) into politics, becoming a special adviser to the Labour Party working for Gordon Brown, Harriet Harman and Ed Miliband. She’s since stepped back and made a return to stand up, as well as doing things like writing for the FT, Guardian, Evening Standard, New Statesman and Grazia. And here she is, at Soho Theatre, for your delectation. Click here.
The MacBeths | Pleasance Theatre | 18-30 Apr
This sounds fun. Well, if any take on the Shakespeare tragedy could ever really be regarded as “fun”. Rather than, say, “gruesome”. Anyway, this will be different, if nothing else, as it’s presented as an immersive experience, wherein the viewer assumes the (albeit passive) role of a guest at The MacBeths’ dinner party. Expect comedy, tragedy, food, drink and karaoke. Head this way for details.
Life By The Throat | theatre503 | 18-22 Apr (pictured)
We absolutely loved this show when we saw it in Edinburgh last summer, and I assure you we weren’t the only ones to rave about it. Writer and performer Eve Steele assumes the role of lifelong thief James Joseph Patrick Keogh, in a show based on interviews with, and the experiences of, bank robbers, thieves and addicts; the result is a poignant exploration of what individuals do to survive in an environment of poverty and violence, and the way in which our circumstances shape us. See this page here for info.
