mime – Hackney Citizen

Galactik Ensemble, Sadler’s Wells: ‘If all mime is this energetic, sign me up’

By Gabriel Wilding | Monday 10 February 2020 at 15:57

The French company’s show for London’s International Mime Festival mixes ‘incredible acrobatics with wry humour’

Lyons share: comic Elf to teach ways of the clown in new classes

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 9 January 2018 at 16:14

Bird is the word: Elf Lyons dressed in feathered garb for her show Swan. Photograph: Andy Hollingworth

Having studied with a French ‘master clown’ and conquered Edinburgh, comedian Elf Lyons is readying a pair of workshops at Rosemary Branch Theatre, aimed at Hackney’s aspiring funny people

London International Mime Festival comes to the East End

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 6 January 2016 at 11:28

Visual and physical theatre festival is a unique event in the cultural calendar

London International Mime Festival comes to East London this month

By East End Review | Friday 16 January 2015 at 15:00

An eclectic range of productions at this year’s festival includes puppeteer Basil Twist and light, inspired by the Edward Snowden leaks