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We'll Meet in Moscow

On demand By Natalie McGrath

On demand Tue 10 - Tue 31 Aug

Written in response to Russian courts banning Moscow Pride celebrations in August 2012 for 100 years, We'll Meet in Moscow is a beautifully haunting and consuming monologue.

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An Evening With An Immigrant

On demand by Inua Ellams

On demand Tue 17 - Mon 23 Aug

Award-winning poet Inua Ellams tells his ridiculous, fantastic immigrant-story of looking for a country to belong to and a place to call home.

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On Blueberry Hill

On demand By Sebastian Barry

On demand Tue 10 - Mon 16 Aug

Following its West End and Off-Broadway runs, Olivier Award winning Fishamble presents On Blueberry Hill, by current Laureate for Irish Fiction, and Costa Novel of the Year Award winner, Sebastian Barry.

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Love Letters at Home

Livestream Created by Uninvited Guests

Livestreamed Mon 16 - Thu 19 Aug

A performance created from your song dedications, join us via Zoom to raise our glasses to long lost loves and current lovers, to mums and dads, and to absent friends.

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