The Big Issue - UK (2020-03-09)

Craig Charles regrets not

making amends with his

brother before it was too late

How street paper sellers

are dealing with the

threat of coronavirus

Brexit’s sounding

a bum note for

Britain’s orchestras

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Breakupwith

RizAhmed

FollowinghisHollywood

breakoutinblockbustersincludingStar

Wars:RogueOne, British-Muslimactor,

rapperandactivistAhmedgetsbacktohis

roots withanewalbumand short flm,as

wellasliveshowsaspartofManchester

InternationalFestival,allthemedaround

identity,divisionandhomelandalienation

intheeraofBoris,BrexitandTrump.

MayfeldArch6,Manchester,

March26-28;

thelonggoodbye.co.uk

Helpfundmorewalkingtours

byhomelesspeople

AlreadybackedbyourinvestmentarmBigIssueInvest

andhelpingvisitorstoEdinburgh,Manchester,Glasgow,Yorkand

Cardiffto #seethingsdifferently,InvisibleCitiesare on amissionto roll

outtheiralternativewalkingtourstomorecitiesaroundtheUK,anddo

evenmoretobreakdownnegativestereotypesofpeoplelivingonthe

streets.Showthemyoursupportbycontributingtoa crowdfundernow.

crowdfunder.co.uk/support-invisible-cities-get-to-more-uk-cities

Seeafilmthatshows

theothersideoflife

TheBigIssuehasteamedupwithArtangel

toscreenHereforLife.The flmfollows10Londonersas

theynavigatelifeina challengingcity.Butdon’tbefooled

byitsdocumentarystyle– thestoriesareplayedout

byactors,manyofwhomhaveworkedwithCardboard

Citizens,thetheatrecompanybyandforhomelesspeople.

The flmwillbefollowedby aQ&Awithparticipantsand

co-directorAndreaLuka Zimmerman.ToynbeeStudios,

London,March11;artsadmin.co.uk/events/

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LastBohemians

Theacclaimedindependentpodcast

madebyan-allfemaleteamand

bringingtolightstoriesoffearless,

radicalwomenfromthroughoutthe

agesreturnsfora secondseries.Episodes

dedicatedtothelikesoffolklegendJudy

Collins,iconicBritishfashiondesigner

ZandraRhodesand soulsurvivorPP

Arnold,aswellasmanymore,are

availabletolistentonow.

thelastbohemians.co.uk

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To EU or not to EU?

Watch three plays about

the future of Europe

The Royal Shakespeare Company present

Projekt Europa: a trio of productions

investigating the past, present and future

of Europe, co-curated by Maria Åberg and

Judith Gerstenberg and created by some of

the leading theatre artists on the continent.

What is Europe? A beacon of world peace

and politico-economic powerhouse? Or just

a bunch of feuding neighbours slowly pulling

itself apart? Tickets on sale later in the year,

find out more at rsc.org.uk/projekt-europa

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