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Three To See on 12 Nov: Richard III – A One Woman Show, I Want you To Admire Me/But You Shouldn’t

By | Published on Sunday 5 November 2017

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

Richard III – A One Woman Show | Hope Theatre | 12-13 Nov (pictured)
I feel like I am always recommending productions of ‘Richard III’ these days, but I am not sure I need to explain myself. Certainly not regarding this adaptation of it, which I’ve actually recommended before, a one-woman tour de force by Emily Carding. It’s already been much performed (we first mentioned it to you back in January 2016, and I think it was on at edfringe the year before that) and is therefore well established, and has had much critical acclaim. See this page here for more.

I Want You To Admire Me/But You Shouldn’t | New Diorama | 12 Nov
“I want you to admire me because I’m good at this. Because I’m better than you. Because it will mean I’m worth something. But you shouldn’t because you can do it too. You shouldn’t, because I’m selfish. Because if you didn’t, maybe I’d stop.” Rather good theatrical outfit Dirty Rascals present this meditation on life as performance, celebrity worship and the cult of the artist, see the venue website here for details.

Short(s)Wave | Old Red Lion Theatre | 12-13 Nov
Short(s)Wave is run by a group of very talented friends from the 2014 Royal Court Writing Programme who have lots of great credits to their, uh, credit, and here you can witness the fruits of their own new writing programme. Expect mini plays, extracts, monologues, things that might become TV pilots or full length plays – all of no doubt super quality. Click here for more.

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