2025 sees the return of MimeLondon, the curatorial project created by Helen Lannaghan and Joseph Seelig, the directors of London International Mime Festival (LIMF), which ended in 2023 after five decades of award-winning success.
The second MimeLondon programme run across London from 14 January to 2 February 2025 with performances at the Barbican, Sadler’s Wells Peacock Theatre, Southbank Centre, and The Place, featuring innovative puppetry, physical theatre, dance, and visual storytelling from France, Ireland, Switzerland, Norway, Italy, Belgium, and the UK.
Find coverage of MimeLondon 2024 here.
La Manékine at the Barbican
Estelle Charlier and Martin Kaspar Orkestar on La Manékine
“La Manékine, based on a Grimm Brother’s tale, presents an enlightened and bloody female initiation”
La Manékine review
“This striking blend of theatrical mediums from the French theatre company La Pendue sees puppetry, visual projection and live music combined in a retelling of the Brothers Grimm fairytale The Girl Without Hands.”
Not a Word at the Barbican
James Riordan and Raymond Keane on Not a Word
“The ideas for Not a Word came from research on stories and photographs of the Irish navvies – men who emigrated to the UK from Ireland years ago to build the country’s roads and canals.”
Moby Dick at the Barbican
Yngvild Aspeli on Moby Dick
“Most of all, it is a celebration of the hidden sides of the world and of human nature.”
Five Lines at the Barbican
Matteo Frau and Mina Trapp on Five Lines
“We simply want to provide the audience with elements of reflection about the world we live in, both as individuals and as members of society.”
And more to come!