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• Mars One – Venus Zero at the English Theatre Berlin

  

  Mars One – Venus Zero is the funny, provocative one-and-a-half-man show currently on at the English Theatre Berlin. The ‘half-man’ refers to a woman, Gem... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Elixir at the 5th Down Under Berlin Film Festival

  

  If the 1920s surrealists were alive today, where would they be situated? Berlin, naturally. This is the premise of Australian director Brodie Higgs’s Elixir,... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Five Ways To Help Refugees in Berlin Now

  

  Following on from Sara Chahr­rour’s wonderfully informative 10 ways to Help Refugees in Berlin, I wanted to share the ways I have found most effective. Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Video: Berlin’s Wild Side

  The Travel Channel recently aired this documentary about Berlin, in 36 hours. Enjoy! Filed under: Berlin, Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• NippleJesus at the English Theatre Berlin

  

  Last night, NippleJesus, a one-man play based on a short story by Nick Hornby, premiered at the English Theatre Berlin. The setting was intimate, with chairs... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Film: Victoria

  

  “Victoria (2015 film) POSTER” by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia When someone first told me about this Berlin film shot in one continuous take, I... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Creative in Berlin: Benedict Etz

  

  Benedict Etz recently started a summer internship at Berlin’s multicult.fm, which broadcasts from Marheineke Markthalle in Kreuzberg. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Impro Embassy Featuring Joe Bill and Lee White

  

  Ratibor Theater ended their season of monthly English improv last Thursday with an amusing show featuring Joe Bill and Lee White, with accompanying music by... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Soundpainting in Neukoelln

  

  “Where are we going?” asks The Bavarian for the hundredth time. He does that sometimes. Repeats things. Last week, he came home perplexed because two people,... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Exhibition: Obedience at the Jewish Museum Berlin

  

  God said, ‘Take your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains.’ Caravaggio, The... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• The Bode Museum Marks the 70th Anniversary of End of World War Two

  

  This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two. To celebrate, Russia staged its biggest military parade, involving thousands of troops marchin... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Celebrating the Burger’s 60th Birthday

  

  If you find yourself walking down Prenzlauer Allee and see a massive burger where the planetarium should be  – don’t panic. You aren’t suffering from one too... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• The Germans and the Greeks

  This is the funniest video I’ve seen in a while – who says the Germans have no sense of humor? Filed under: Berlin, Germany, Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• The Little Foxes at Berlin’s Schaubühne

  

  Thomas Ostermeier’s revival of American playwright Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes at the Schaubühne begins with a dinner party: A German family, united and... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Creative in Berlin: Jenny Brockmann

  

  Berlin artist Jenny Brockmann, whose exhibition Chronicle of a Place is on at Die alte feuerwache in Friedrichshain, talks about her work and relationship to th... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Impro Embassy at Ratibor Theatre

  

  Impro Embassy is a fresh and funny English-language show at Ratibor Theatre that takes place the first Thursday of every month. I went to last Thursday’s... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Pegida

  Icky as it is, I’m going to have to touch the whole Pegida thing because I saw this BBC video yesterday, and it’s been bugging me ever since. Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2015 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• The German State and the Church (with Father Ted)

  

  The Bavarian and I recently visited his hometown (well, village) to attend his nephew’s christening. During the service, he dug a sweet wrapper out of his coat... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Liebster Award

  

  Maths and science blogger Merel has nominated me for the Liebster Award! The rules are as follows: Post 11 random facts about yourself. Answer 11 questions aske... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Creative in Berlin: Laura Fong Prosper

  

  Visual artist Laura Fong Prosper has been living in Berlin since 2007. Her solo video exhibition Gēn opens tonight at the Vessel Room. Here’s your chance to mee... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2014 EXPAT, TRAVEL