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Usher is dressed as an Usher (all in red), behind them 6 other performers pose while wearing pink tops and trousers.
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Theatre & dance

A Strange Loop

Final weeks

The ground-breaking and critically acclaimed winner of every ‘Best Musical’ award on Broadway, and the Pulitzer Prize, bursts onto the stage this summer for a one time only, limited season.

 Image of Barbican Backstage Tours
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Theatre & dance Tours & public spaces

Backstage Tours

Step behind the scenes and see the Barbican Theatre from a new perspective on our 60 minute Backstage Tour

A lady in long kthin light blue veil is staring at the camera. She is holding a small model of a red and white carousel in her hands. Behind her seven masked figure and blurred as they move, they are holding flares.
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Theatre & dance

Belarus Free Theatre: King Stakh's Wild Hunt

A thrilling gothic noir from one of the world’s bravest theatre companies based on the celebrated novel. Featuring acclaimed actors, opera singers and musicians from Belarus and Ukraine.

Eight people dressed in black stand in a group in front of a sunset in a field. They are wearing face masks.
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Theatre & dance

Belarus Free Theatre: In Conversation

Join Belarus Free Theatre’s co-founding Artistic Directors, Natalia Kaliada and Nicolai Khalezin for an in-conversation event chaired by Baroness Helena Kennedy QC.

Six performers stnad in pose wearing silver dresses and lock pink socks.
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Theatre & dance

Eun-Me Ahn Company: Dragons

Avantgarde South Korean choreographer Eun-Me Ahn's joyful riot of dance, music and non-stop movement brings together modern and traditional dance styles from across Asia.

Chagall Unlocked
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Contemporary music Theatre & dance

Chagall: Unlocked

Singer and producer Chagall brings captivating physicality and human intimacy to electronic music as she blends a live vocal performance with a stunning interactive light-art installation.

Inua Ellams: Redacted
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Talks & events Theatre & dance

Inua Ellams – 05Fest: Redacted!

Wildly diverse writers debut new pieces of work created using a unique blackout poetry method in this new event hosted by poet and playwright Inua Ellams

Inua Ellams standing outside the Tower of London
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Theatre & dance

Inua Ellams – 05Fest: Anonyms

What’s in a name? Dive into the fascinating world of names as writer Inua Ellams invites a panel of guests to dig deep and explore the story and meaning behind their own names.

A still from the film Sister Act 2: Whoopi Goldberg is dressed as a nun and sits on a desk in a classroom smiling.
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Cinema Theatre & dance

Inua Ellams – 05Fest: Poetry + Film / Hack

Watch a screening of this beloved classic film, before joining Inua Ellams as a line-up of poets share new work - their words and verses responding to the themes of this hilarious musical comedy.

Inua Ellams sits on a stage which is dressed to reflect a living room with a carpet, lamp, table, plants and books.
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Theatre & dance

Inua Ellams – 05Fest: Search Party

Deeply personal and deeply hilarious. Inua Ellams opens up his personal writing archive in this interactive poetry event where you call the shots.