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Bloomsbury Festival: Between the City and Me

Five theatre-makers on what London does to grassroots work, with a spoken word set from Patrick Bayele.

This has been and gone. It ran on Friday 2 October 2026. For what is on now, see tonight or this week. See also everything that has been and gone.

From the festival's running order: doors and a DJ set at 18.15, poetry at 19.15, the panel at 19.35.

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What to expect

The Avieli Arthouse puts five theatre-makers on a panel at Holy Cross Church to talk about what London does to work made from the ground up: the actor and director Iffaat Choudhury, the playwright Ché Walker, the producer Aixa Amarante Naranjo, the poet and director Patrick Bayele and the screenwriter Maria Messias Mendes.

The festival’s own running order: doors at 18.15 with a DJ set of Afro house and jazz fusion, a spoken word set from Bayele at 19.15, the panel at 19.35, questions from the room at 20.20 and the doors closed at 22.00.

Nearby

Bloomsbury has the nearest stations and everything else on in the same part of town. The Holy Cross Church page collects every listing we hold for that address. Filed under Talks.

Listed by Angela. Checked 30 September 2026. Details can change on the night; the venue link is the one to trust.

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