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25 — HUDDERSFIELD, Lawrence Batley Theatre• 6 — CANTERBURY, The Gulbenkian• Narrative structure was effectively multiplied and undone in the service of a deeper dive.

grumelot thus creates two shows in one: a travelling show through the cultural heritage of the Region of Madrid and a livestreamed virtual experience that uses digital platforms to establish an intimate and personal contact with each viewer who connects by means of their screen, who are offered the chance to travel without leaving their home.

Playfully holding up acetate slides with impressive Chekhovian beards over their faces, the actors invited a reflection on the very idea of character, which was explored throughout: How many different versions of Anton and Olga can we conceive of, or recreate? Meanwhile, the home-spun show that stumbles on beside him only working to highlight how important it is to grant the arts environments within which they can flourish.

The show must go on.

The festival takes place every June in Birmingham and lasts for a week featuring a daring and innovative programme of theatre, dance, circus, live music, DJs, visual arts, talks and workshops.

There is pleasure, too, we were all reminded, in what is not immediately available.

Though distance proved endlessly frustrating, it also produced the wonderful letters.

Based on the love letters between Anton Chekhov and the actor Olga Knipper, whom he married a few years before his death in 1904, Game Over explores the possibilities of human connection across impossible distances, when one party is facing life-threatening illness sound familiar? A profound exploration of storytelling across platforms such as WhatsApp, Instagram, and Spotify, Game Over suggests what theatre might look like in a multi-modal future.

Some theatres provide the opportunity to take part in workshops with the artist.

To be sure, as with so many tragedies, we knew already that this story would not end well.