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Three To See on 7 May: The Wunderkammer, Max and Ivan, That Brazen Electric Strap Of A Wan

By TW Editorial | Published on Saturday 30 April 2016

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

The Wunderkammer | Hen & Chickens Theatre | 7 May
The Wunderkammer is a regular thing that brings together TED-style talks from experts, enthusiasts and inspiring speakers, with improv comedy from one of the UK’s leading groups, Do Not Adjust Your Stage. Sounds fairly unique and rather interesting, doesn’t it? Go here for more info and here to book.

Max and Ivan – The End | ArtsDepot | 7 May (pictured)
I know for a fact we’ve tipped this show before, but we are darn well going to do it again because we love Max and Ivan, and their brilliant, clever and comedic longform sketch/comedy theatre style. If you haven’t yet seen one of their shows, it’s genuinely criminal. Don’t miss them this time or I’m sending the cops round. Er, unless you are busy seeing one of the other two things in today’s tips.  Step right this way to book your tickets.

That Brazen Electric Strap Of A Wan | King’s Head Theatre | 7,14, 19 May
This is only on three times, as you might have noticed, if you actually read things, so make sure you don’t miss it. It’s set on a fictional Irish island, and tells the story of a retired headmistress who has been ‘good’ all her life and now decides it’s time to explore the pleasures of sex and drugs. It’s about more than just that though: “the play is a wry state-of-the-nation look at contemporary Ireland, and the scars left by the century long journey since the turbulent years of the Easter Rising and the War of Independence”. So, I reckon it will be interesting. And, I’ve just noticed that my absurdly talented old friend Madeleine Brolly is in it, and that alone is a good reason to see it… Get your tickets here.