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Information for Schools – 2023 Discovery Hub

Information for Schools – 2023 Discovery Hub

2023 Discovery Hub: GROW at Holborn Library, 32-38 Theobalds Road, WC1X 8PA School visits for KS2 and KS3 Thursday 19 and Friday 20 October Family Day Saturday 21 October SCHOOLS Book now to bring your class groups to a free exciting

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New Wave Theatre Writing and Production Opportunities 2024

New Wave Theatre Writing and Production Opportunities 2024

In partnership with Tramshed, Bloomsbury Radio & Macready Theatre > Download all information on this page as a pdf file here BLOOMSBURY FESTIVAL 2024 OPPORTUNITIES Bloomsbury Festival is seeking submissions from emerging theatre writers and companies (aged 18+) to produce

BloomsburyFestival June 30, 2023June 30, 2023 News Read more

The New Bloomsbury Set: Writers of Colour Digital Book Club

In April we start the online zoom sessions for our free Bloomsbury Festival Book Club which will initially run monthly until the time of the October 2023 festival. We have an exciting line up of books (in English) written by

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The New Bloomsbury Set: Silks

We are inviting residents of Bloomsbury, Holborn and King’s Cross to take part in free workshops to create beautiful silk flags for the 2023 Bloomsbury Festival, illustrating your heritage and local area. The flags will represent stories you’d like to

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Art Competition 2023

Art Competition 2023

(Image by 2022 Art Competition winner Glenda Frieder) PRIZE – EXHIBITION PLUS £300 CASH PRIZE DEADLINE: 30 April A competition for art students to submit a new artwork which responds to either: 1) The 2023 Bloomsbury Festival theme, Grow. The

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2023 Festival Partner Call Out

Each year we programme around 100 creative events and exhibitions of which the majority are ‘Partner Events’. These showcase the cultural offer of Bloomsbury from many disciplines and from all parts of our unique inner-city community, including residents and institutions.

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2022 Festival Review

Our 2022 Bloomsbury Festival Review presents highlights of our festival activity on the theme of Breathe. Take a look:

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Experimental event explores the impact of tear gas around the world

Experimental event explores the impact of tear gas around the world

Experimental event explores the impact of tear gas around the world Paradoxical Gasp: 17 – 20 November at the Crypt Gallery The Bloomsbury Festival 22 is not quite over yet! This week we have one final show as part of

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National Lottery Heritage Fund grant to support ‘The New Bloomsbury Set’

National Lottery Heritage Fund grant to support ‘The New Bloomsbury Set’

The Bloomsbury Festival has been awarded a £69,500 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for a ground-breaking new year-long project called The New Bloomsbury Set. The New Bloomsbury Set, made possible with money raised by National Lottery players, aims to

BloomsburyFestival October 14, 2022October 14, 2022 News Read more

Guest Blog: Sally Pomme Clayton tells us about The Magician’s Apprentice

Guest Blog: Sally Pomme Clayton tells us about The Magician’s Apprentice

Bloomsbury Festival begins this week on Friday 14th October! With just days to go, we spoke to Sally Pomme Clayton, the pioneering storyteller and writer behind The Magician’s Apprentice which takes place on Thursday 20 October at the Museum of

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