Beyond the Pale Theatre Company

We're a theatre company focusing on plays which present a new slant on social and political issues.

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@robinlustig @PennyMordaunt Er, not much. That's her big selling point!

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@freddydove @robinlustig @PennyMordaunt Perhaps it's more about what she hasn't done - she's been just visible enough but not active enough to make too many enemies.

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Why don’t those particular Republican thugs just put brown shirts on and have done with it?

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Let’s all of us stop calling him Boris. It’s not his first name anyway. Let us always refer to him as Pfeffel, another of his names. Much more apt.

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I think we know the answer to Robin's question, but he expresses it much more eloquently than I could.

[Robin Lustig @robinlustig]

What's more important -- @BorisJohnson or the future of the planet? In case you missed yesterday's blogpost. https://t.co/QogU2nU3a6

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@1GeorgiaWINTERS See you on the march!

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'My country's well-intentioned founding fathers invented any Italian identity that later gave rise to fascisim' (Carlo Rovelli). So are our identities - national and personal - inventions? Explored in #TheSwordOfAlex Must finish at @WhiteBearTheatr 6 Oct

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HUGE congrats to @Katektcb, who's been #Offies nominated for her performance in #TheSwordOfAlex at @WhiteBearTheatr.

Rib Davis' 'clever fable about patriotism' & 'bull-headed' leaders must finish Sat!
https://t.co/BYwvAOGMsE
#recommended #featured #newwriting #politics Pls RT!

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Offie nomination!! CONGRATULATIONS to Kate Terence, nominated for Best Supporting Actor, as Calantha in #TheSwordOfAlex Run ends Sat at @WhiteBearTheatr.
Get 🎟️ from £12:
https://t.co/UlgMvc1fDQ
#recommended @beyond_theatre

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Jonathan Friedland writes in today's Guardian of 'the insidious force in global politics: toxic masculinity.' Too true! And explored in 'hard-hitting' play #TheSwordofAlex - Tickets available here: https://t.co/3ECP57srup #theatre #OffWestEnd #Nationalism #politics

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When Donald Trump talks about 'the passion that burns in the hearts of patriots' (at the UN, 25.9.18) we know there's something here that has to be questioned. #TheSwordofAlex - Tickets available here: https://t.co/3ECP57srup #theatre #OffWestEnd #Nationalism #politics

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Four and a half stars... !

[Michael Davis @MRDavis2024]

Review of @beyond_theatre's #TheSwordOfAlex @WhiteBearTheatr https://t.co/bWRlvkdpre @chrishislop @MyTheatreMates

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From Robin Lustig, BBC political correspondent - journalist, author and broadcaster

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Went to see The Sword of Alex by Rib Davis at the White Bear Theatre, Kennington, last night. Highly recommended -- questions of identity and self-determination, both national and personal. Fabulous acting as well. It's on till 6 Oct. @beyond_theatre

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Great opening night yesterday, superlative performances. Thursday sold out already at @WhiteBearTheatr, #TheSwordOfAlex.

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So the far right Sweden Democrats have surged in the polls, nationalism bursting out even in that most sane of nations. Rib Davis' play #TheSwordOfAlex lays bare the stuff that #nationalism is made of at @WhiteBearTheatr from 18 Sep

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Yanis Varoufakis writes in today's Guardian that everywhere today we see 'the resurgence of an ambitious Nationalist International... not seen since the 1930s.' Rib Davis' vital play #TheSwordOfAlex dissects the dangers of #nationalism at @WhiteBearTheatr from 18 Sep

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I've always liked letterboxes up to now. Red, like London buses, and useful, reliable. British in an understated way. Now when I look at one am I meant to check it's not a bank robber? Thanks, Boris - and you give humour a bad name, too.

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We've managed to put together an amazing cast for THE SWORD OF ALEX at the White Bear - Kate Terence, Georgia Winters, Patrick Regis and DK Ugonna. Beyond any possible expectations! Now hugely looking forward to rehearsals.

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Some very effective othering by Johnson. He seems fairly clear on who the 'they' are. I wonder, who does he think is 'we'?

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While we're at it, why don't we have astronomers debating flat-earthers?

[Rupert Read 🌍 🔥 @GreenRupertRead]

BBC Radio wanted to have me on today to debate a climate-denier in the context of the drought/heatwave.
I said NO.
I told them it was a disgrace that they still give climate-deniers airtime at a time like this.
I won’t be part of such charades any longer.
Please RT if you agree.