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📣AUDIENCE FEEDBACK FROM FIRST NIGHT!

“I didn’t know anything about Cahun and I’ve had a history lesson.”

“I had no idea about the occupation in Jersey - it’s not something you’re taught in school.”

“Very interesting. Really important and hidden story.”

Tickets are still available - link in bio 🎟️

A collage of picures: an actor wearing a mask and cape with surrealist projection in the background, on stage / a visual of houses by the seashore / a Who is Claude Cahun? posters / a picture of actor Ace Armande on stage, in 1940s clothing, basking in red light, smiling

OPENING TONIGHT
Tonight is the sold-out first performance of Who is Claude Cahun? The entire team cannot wait to finally share this show - see you there!

Thanks again to @jeffreychoy.art y.art for the incredible visuals - pictures by Ben Bela Böhm

Thanks a lot @cupofambitionco.bsky.social!

Thanks a lot to @culturecalling.bsky.social for featuring us as N•2 Theatre shows in London this summer! Today we’re doing the Get-In at @swkplay.bsky.social kplay - follow along on our story ;)
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Actor Gethin Alderman sitting on a prop shelf in the Rehearsal space; taken on a 1940s camera

Director David Furlong giving directions to Actor Lilit Lesser in the Rehearsal space; taken on a 1940s camera

Interns sitting and working on their computers in the Rehearsal space; taken on a 1940s camera

Actor Ben Bela Böhm and actor Lilit Lesser talking in the Rehearsal space; taken on a 1940s camera

Shots taken with our 1940s vintage camera! Rehearsals are still underway as we near the opening of Who is Claude Cahun?
Come see the show (and the gorgeous camera!) starting Wednesday 18th!

Photos by @theydyamelia.bsky.social

Sneak peak at some of the surrealist visuals made for Who is Claude Cahun? by @jeffreychoy.art

Jeffrey Choy is a visual artist and designer, and he is the Moving Image artist and projection designer for the show

The show is opening next week, link to tickets in the bio!

The 'Who is Claude Cahun?' poster, plastered with the words 'OPENS IN ONE WEEK'

One week until the opening of ‘Who is Claude Cahun?’ 🚨
Everyone on the team is finishing off the last details to make this the best show ever!
Don’t miss out - link to buy tickets is in bio

Thanks to London Macadam for featuring us in their recent article! Link in bio for the original in French, as well as a translation to English brought to you by team Exchange.
Find an interview of David Furlong where he discusses our upcoming production and his other ongoing and upcoming projects!

🌈 This Pride Month, Who is Claude Cahun? spotlights Amelia Ace Armande (Marcel Moore) and Ashleigh Loeb (workshop lead), both powerful LGBTQ+ voices working on this production

🎙️ Hear their thoughts on art, identity, and the project on Queerly’s Stage & Screen podcast

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We’re taking over @swkplay.bsky.social’s Instagram stories for the day! Go and check it out for some backstages, a Q&A with the team, and more!
Happening all day today, dont miss it ;)

Claude Cahun & Marcel Moore created bold, fragmented characters exploring identity and illusion.

Their free, provocative art lives on.

Today we celebrate these hybrid, playful, unsettling figures — a way to say: we are never just one thing.

📸 Swipe to explore!

📸 Claude Cahun, radical artist and queer icon, defied gender, norms, and fascism.

Free, unclassifiable, provocative, they made life a manifesto.

In our play, they embody strength and freedom.

Today, we spotlight this essential, enigmatic figure who still stirs and inspires.

Marcel Moore, partner and collaborator of Claude Cahun, was a brilliant artist often overlooked.

In our play, Amélia Armande brings Marcel’s voice and spirit to life. Discover their powerful connection in this insightful interview.

🎧 Listen here 👉

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Our June newsletter is here! 🎊
Don’t miss exclusive news about our upcoming show.

Check it out here 👉 mailchi.mp/exchangethea...

A look at @carlajoyevans’ first sketches for the costumes of our upcoming play Who is Claude Cahun?
Come see the real deal starting June 18th via the link in bio!

A picture of Claude Cahun's bodybuilder, sliced down the middle with David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust. 'Bowie X Claude Cahun'

15 years ago, David Bowie was putting together an exhibition in NYC to showcase Claude Cahun’s work, as a great admirer of their work.
Today, we hope to join in on platforming this still undervalued artist & resistant through our upcoming show. Tickets are going fast, get yours - link in bio!

Get your tickets through the link in our bio!

Poster of the show Who is Claude Cahun?, 9 dates are announced to be either Sold Out, Few Seats Left or Selling Fast.

Picture of Claude Cahun. Over it: 'Q&A Announcement' 'Both Shows Selling Fast' as well as 'Sunday 21 June – Post-Show Q&A: How did their Jewish Heritage Inform Claude Cahun’s work' and 'Monday 23 June – Post-Show Q&A with the Writer and Director'

New Q&A panels announced!
Come see us on June 21st & get a free entry to our discussion around How Claude Cahun’s Jewish heritage inform their work? with Aviva Dutch & Ashleigh Loeb
Also on June 23rd for a Q&A with D.R. Hill & David Furlong as well as Aviva Dutch & Susan de Muth from Thin Man Press

This was an open and participatory space to reflect on migrant solidarity, our feelings after the recent attacks on migrants, what it means today, how it feels in practice, and what it could look like in the future.

A photomontage comprised of four pictures: 1. Maria Aberg from Projekt Europa, sitting and listening to someone off-screen talk, under a banner that says 'Lion'. 2. Sheets of papers taped to the wall that say: 'WHAT DOES MIGRANT SOLIDARITY LOOK LIKE NOW - And for our future?'. 3. Posters taped to the wall that say 'Wherever it happens is the right place' 'Whatever happens is the only thing that could have happened' 'The law of two feet'. 4. A dozen attendees sit in circles, on the floor and on chairs, having conversations and writing.

Yesterday, along with Improbable and Projekt Europa, we invited migrant artists & allies to part in a D&D Satellite: What Does Migrant Solidarity Look Like Now - and for Our Future?.

Friends, I'm going to be playing Marcel Moore in WHO IS CLAUDE CAHUN? at @swkplay.bsky.social Jun 18-Jul 12

The true story of two queer surrealist artists who resisted the Nazi occupation of Jersey, using their art to confuse and demoralize German troops.

Tickets here: linktr.ee/ameliaacearm...

Who is Claude Cahun? The true story of a queer artist who defied the Nazis regime during the Second World War.

Thanks a lot Culture Calling for featuring Who is Claude Cahun? in your recent article! Read it in full here:
www.culturecalling.com/london/event...

« Even now, their story is not widely known and it’s so important to tell it and to resist in our times the rise of the far right and anti-semitism and anti-queerness just as their example showed us. »
Many thanks to the BBC for their interview of Lilit Lesser. Full interview: tinyurl.com/bdvk3s5z

Close-Up: An Interview With Who Is Claude Cahun? Actor Lilit Lesser Actor Lilit Lesser joins us on Close-Up Culture to talk about the poignant new production, Who Is Claude Cahun? This powerful play portrays the extraordinary true story of trailblazing Jewish lesbi…

« I think it’s very important that a trans and Jewish person was cast in this role. It is a very unique, beautiful, hard and exhausting experience to exist in society at this intersection of marginalised identities, both in Claude’s time and at this moment now. » - L. Lesser
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The Reckoning — DASH ARTS The Reckoning, written by Anastasiia Kosodii and Josephine Burton, is a vivid and powerful new play about war, survival and the fragile trust between who uncover the truth and those who must live with...

Every performance of The Reckoning ends with Food for Thought, a brief insight from an invited special guest - a journalist, activist, lawyer, and those with lived experience of the conflict.
Book tickets: dasharts.org.uk/the-reckoning
Photo: Richard Lakos
Poster design: @desktidydesign.bsky.social

A man and a woman sit around a small table, eating, surrounded by fog, their feet in rubble. The lighting is blue and yellow. The text reads: 'Dash Arts Presents - By Anastasia Kosodii and Josephine Burton - Directed by Josephine Burton - The Reckoning - Arcola Theatre - 29 May to 28 June 2025'

Our friends at Dash arts are coming out with their new production: The Reckoning, premiering on 29 May at Arcola Theatre, London.
The Reckoning is a vivid and powerful new play about war, survival and trust.
#RussianWarinUkraine #TheReckoning #WitnessTestimony #Survivors #Ukraine #HumanResilience

Who is Claude Cahun? poster: A true story of artist resistance by D.R. HILL directed by David Furlong. Wednesday 18th June - SOLD OUT; Thursday 19th June - SELLING FAST; Friday 20th June - LIMITED AVAILABILITY. In the background, a collage of famous Claude Cahun pictures, such as The Bodybuilder and What Do You Want From Me?

Who Is Claude Cahun? Preview is now sold out. Other early dates are going fast, don't miss out and get yours now!
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A gripping new play dramatising the true story of queer, activist artists, Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore. Set in Jersey and Paris, it is a story of courage and determination in the face of Gestapo persecution.
Who is Claude Cahun? now on sale. Playing at Southwark Playhouse Borough 18 Jun - 12 Jul.