YOUR GUIDE TO THIS WEEK IN CULTURE
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Comedy Spoken Word Theatre
1 Apr: Des Bishop, Abyss, and Letters Live
By TW Editorial | Published on Thursday 26 March 2015
And today’s ThisWeek-tipped, LDN-based events are…
COMEDY: Des Bishop – Made In China | Soho Theatre | 31 Mar – 11 Apr
Des Bishop went to China. Des Bishop went to China to learn Mandarin. Des Bishop went to China to learn Mandarin so that he could perform stand up to a Chinese audience. This is his story. In English. Mostly. Details and tickets here.
THEATRE: Abyss | Arcola Theatre | 1-25 Apr
Karla Richter goes to the shop, but never comes back. The friends she left waiting for her set out to find her, but how will digging into her past affect the way they feel about her? Maria Milisavljevic’s acclaimed play receives its UK premiere at the Arcola. Details and tickets here.
WORDS & EVENTS: Letters Live | Freemasons’ Hall | 31 Mar – 4 Apr
The live offshoot of the brilliant Letters Of Note blog returns and stretches out to a five-day affair. Every night, Benedict Cumberbatch and Leslie Brealey will take to the stage to read a selection of letters, joined by guests including Matt Berry, Caitlin Moran, Sally Hawkins and Tom Odell. Details and tickets here.
