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Is it ever okay to separate a child from their parents? Fingers Crossed Theatre Company explore the effect of separation and immigration on a person’s identity, in their devised play ‘Central (Story) Line’. Three Jewish children arrive in London on the Kindertransport, fleeing from the Nazis. They find themselves at Liverpool Street Station – with no one there to pick them up. This show combines pop culture (Elvis, The Doors, Abba, Britney) with political speeches to explore how these children develop through the decades. How does it feel to be an immigrant in a fast-changing world, and what effect does that initial separation have? Touching on universal topics from love, to loss, to fitting in, this show combines humour with poignance and some classic songs – oh, and it’s also entirely set on the tube!
Package by: Alex Hattenstone
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Whats On in Camden, Week Beginning - 14th October
The Fabulous free Bloomsbury Festival is almost here; Apple Day will be celebrated at Maiden Lane Community Centre, There is free Irish Traditional music and, separately a book launch at the Irish Centre and Proud Camden has free weekend afternoon live music; Camden Council and Transport for London are consulting local people; ‘Red Velvet’ by Lolita Chakrabarti opens at the Tricycle and The Improsarios are in Camden with a trilogy; Marina Warner and others debate whether Shakespeare is still contemporary; the Iranian film’About Elly’ is at the cinema.
Read by: Beteil Baraki, Cina Aissa, Denise O’Connor, DJ Rude Boy P. Tosh, Jayson Mansaray, Marian Larragy & Sarah O’Brien
Edited by: Nick Holder
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Crossrail Station Designs
Crossrail is a new train line that will run from Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east. It will cost £16 billion and increase London’s train capacity by 10%. The designs for 8 central London stations were released in November. CCRadio’s Harriet Bird went to check them out and spoke to leading thinkers in London design and transport to see what they make of the plans.
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