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1/6 UK Premiere of Sun & Sea, LIFT 2022. Co-presented by LIFT, The Albany and Serpentine © Ellie Kurtzz
2/6 UK Premiere of The Second Woman with Ruth Wilson, 2023. Co-produced by LIFT and The Young Vic. © Helen Murray
3/6 Democracy From Where I Stand, LIFT 2024 © Matthew Johnson
4/6 Global Premiere of The Feminine & The Foreign by The Nest Collective, LIFT 2022 © Christa Holka
5/6 Fetuma Hassan speaking at Democracy From Where I Stand, LIFT 2024 © Matthew Johnson
6/6 UK premiere of L'Animale by Chiara Bersani, LIFT 2024. Co-produced by LIFT & partners © Rebecca Lena

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Can touring be environmentally responsible?

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