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Three To See on 22 Sep: The Absolute Truth About Absolutely Everything, A Shakespearean Handan Dream, Write On Kew

By | Published on Thursday 15 September 2016

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And today’s ThisWeek-tipped, LDN-based events are…

The Absolute Truth About Absolutely Everything | Camden People’s Theatre | 22 Sep +6-8 Oct
Okay, so you know that Calm Down Dear festival of feministy stuff they’re having again over at the Camden People’s Theatre? Well, you will if you’ve been reading these tips over the last few days. And here’s another pick from said fest (expect many more, until it’s all over), and this one “offers a challenging but radically humane portrait of what it is to live in a society that is privileged like no other, but has a chronic poverty of empathy and what that means for the relationship between men and women”. See the venue website here for more.

A Shakespearean Handan Dream | The Actors’ Church Covent Garden | 22-23 Sep (pictured)
Well, it’s still the 400 anniversary of the death of both Shakespeare and Ming dynasty playwright Tang Xianzu (that latter fact may be less well known in the UK, to be fair) and I say let’s keep on commemorating it, especially when it generates stuff that sounds as exciting as this. It’s a collaboration between Jiangsu Kun Opera and Leon Rubin, who have created a version of Tang Xianzu’s ‘The Handan Dream’ with a Shakespearean twist. Book your tickets here.

Write On Kew | Kew Gardens | 22-25 Sep
Today sees the start of four days of great talks and events at Kew’s literary festival, and there is so much to choose from. My choice for today would be ‘Snow Geese’ author William Fiennes’ Naming Of Trees Walking Tour, and I think that might be the case for a lot of people, so get your tickets quickly if you are interested. There are lots of ‘big names’ appearing, and a fair few events for chiddlers, take a look at the website here for full listings for each date.



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