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COVER IMAGE: Acrobatics at the Broadway Theatre IMAGES: Barking and Dagenham Council, Mark Sepple, Jimmy Lee, Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, Studio Egret West, Patrizia UK, Anita Adeshina, Sheila Burnett, Joseph Obasi, Jaybright Media, Jeff G Photography UK, © BBC, Des Willie / Kudos / Channel 4 PRINTED BY: Park Communications PUBLISHED BY: 3Fox International Sunley House Bedford Park Croydon CR0 2AP 3foxinternational.com 020 7978 6840
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21 ARTS AND CULTURE
The latest developments and updates from Barking and Dagenham.
Acting, singing, dancing, painting: the borough’s artistic scene is thriving.
12 CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
26 FESTIVALS
The six-year project for people working, living and socialising in the borough has spurred Barking and Dagenham’s creativity.
The summer festival programme in 2015 to mark the borough’s 50th anniversary has created successful yearly events.
18 MAP
32 MARKETS
Mapping out the borough’s creative quarter and other significant cultural sites.
Facts and figures summarising the latest achievements of this east London borough.
Barking and Dagenham’s film office has attracted big-budget production companies to shoot films, TV shows and commercials at sites throughout the area.
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44 ICEHOUSE COURT
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An immersive outdoor performance of The Merchant of Venice was just one of this year’s cultural highlights.
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40 FILM
The Ice House Quarter on the River Roding is evolving fast and new studio space means artists aspire to work here.
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