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Home > Archives for London International Mime Festival

Archives for London International Mime Festival

Stephen Mottram - mask removal © David Fisher

Puppetry and physical theatre at London International Mime Festival

Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the London International Mime Festival is a unique event in the theatre calendar, celebrating circus, physical theatre and puppetry…

Vamos Theatre - The Best Thing - Graeme Braidwood

45s and beehives in The Best Thing

It’s 1966. The record player is on, her hair’s bobbed and eye-lashes curled. For seventeen year old Susan, life is an adventure waiting to begin…

Alexander Vantournhout - Aneckxander 4 © Bart Grietens

A tragic autobiography of the body in Aneckxander

See A tragic autobiography of the body in Aneckxander at Jacksons Lane in London, from 22nd to 24th January 2016…

Bromance @ EdFringe 2014 (c) Alex Brenner

Leap into the New Year with the London International Mime Festival

London International Mime Festival returns this month with 64 performances over 24 days at venues across the city, with acrobatics, clowning and dance…

Vamos Theatre - Finding Joy - London International Mime Festival

Acrobatics, heart-warming tales and physical comedy at the Mime Festival

The London International Mime Festival began in 1977 and is now one of the world’s most influential visual theatre festivals…

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Circus and science come together at Jacksons Lane

Sugar Beast Circus present {Event (Dimension):} in association with the London International Mime Festival at Jacksons Lane from 27th – 29th January 2012…

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

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