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In Their Words: Mars.tarrab

Rachel Mars and nat tarrab present their new show this autumn as winners of the Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award. We go behind the scenes with the Mars.tarrab duo for an insight into the making of ROLLER.

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Building Your: Brand

We invite branding experts from VICE, Boiler Room and Village Underground to share their advice and insights about how they have built their brand. 

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Barbican Meets: Richard Mosse

Curator Alona Pardo joins artist Richard Mosse in conversation to learn more about subject and specialist technology behind his commission for The Curve, Incoming.

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35 Years of Firsts

Celebrating the Barbican’s 35th anniversary, we look back at some of the ‘firsts’ that have took place within our walls and beyond since we opened in 1982.

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Ask a Theatre Producer

What does it mean to be a theatre producer? We look at some of the key lessons and challenges from the many facets of a career in producing. 

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What London Watches

We asked Londoners – ‘what film shook your world and why?’ The films you chose formed our first crowd-sourced film season. From Casablanca to Sholay, here are the stories behind the films London watches.