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James McAvoy's directorial debut hits some strong notes
The title alone signals the unserious nature of what’s to come, reinforced by the film’s opening “Based on a true lie” disclaimer. However, the reality “California Schemin’” recreates points to a pre-social-media era when reinvention was truly plausible. Retrospectively, the 2000s were a weird time for rap music. The turn of the millennium birthed wannabe Eminems, and music television shows were still crucial to an artist’s growth, status, and success.
What’s On Stage June 2024
We have an array of performances to watch this month from plays addressing racism and prejudice to family and loss. Wedding Band: A Love/Hate Story In Black And White by Alice Childress Set in the deep south of the USA in 1918 when interracial marriage was illegal, Julia, a black seamstress, and Herman, a white baker, are defying all odds with their secret love. They face vicious judgement not just by society but also their closest friends and family.
Do you have an idea for a short story? The 2022 BBC Young Writers' Award is open for submissions
Katie Thistleton (Chair of Judges) (Pictured centre) Katie Thistleton is a TV and radio presenter, NCTJ qualified journalist and published author and is best known for her work on BBC Radio 1 and CBBC. Katie presented CBBC’s live continuity on CBBC HQ for over 6 years and also hosted the CBBC Book Club encouraging children to read and interviewing children’s authors. Katie can now be heard co-hosting Radio 1’s Life Hacks and the Official Chart: First Look on Sundays 4-7pm.
Announcing Summer 2021 at the Globe | Blogs & features
This summer on Bankside, we promise to celebrate all that unites us: laughter, tears, story, nature, and of course, theatre. A year since we closed our doors on 18 March 2020, we’re preparing to reopen our theatres for our Summer 2021 season on 19 May 2021, provided the conditions are met for Step 3 of the UK Government’s roadmap for cultural reopening. We’re preparing to reopen our theatres for our Summer 2021 season from 19 May.
Theatre503 | J’Ouvert
Tobi Kyeremateng, BadBreed and Theatre503 presents Written by Yasmin Joseph Directed by Rebekah Murrell Book Now 5 x £5 tickets: Available for all evening performances, weeks 2-4 (SOLD OUT) £18 | £17 | £12 Conc. £10 Previews (1, 3, & 4 June) & Weds. Mats | ‘Pay What You Can’ Sat. Mats RUNNING TIME / NOTICES: 1hr 40mins (no interval) / Recommended for 14yrs plus. / This production contains strobe lighting.
The International Women's Day World Bookshelf giveaway!
While roughly 4.5% of literature in the UK is translated, only a fraction of translated literature is penned by women writers. This International Women’s Day (8 March), we are celebrating women writers from around the world and their translators with a World Bookshelf giveaway – four lucky winners will receive a stack of great PEN award-winning works of fiction, non-fiction and poetry by women writers from Sri Lanka, France, Brazil, Finland, Turkey, Spain, Syria, Mexico and more.
PEN Translates spells more support for independent publishers
UK publishers with a turnover of less than £500,000 per annum will be eligible to apply for 100% of the translation costs of a book acquired from another language. Previously, only publishers with a turnover of less than £100,000 per annum were able to apply for this highest level of grant. All other publishers were eligible for a maximum of 75% of a book’s translation costs.
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