London International Mime Festival

The London International Mime Festival (LIMF) is an annual theatre event in London.[1] Its directors, Joseph Seelig and Helen Lannaghan, are winners of the International Theatre Institute Award for Excellence.

London International Mime Festival (LIMF)
StatusActive
GenreArts festival
DatesJanuary (dates vary)
FrequencyAnnual
VenueMultiple across London
Location(s)London
CountryUnited Kingdom
Founded1977 (1977)
Founders
Previous event12 January – 6 February 2022
AreaInternational
People
  • Helen Lannaghan
  • Joseph Seelig
SponsorArts Council England
Websitemimelondon.com

LIMF features live art, a new circus, clown, object, and physical theatre at various central London venues. It was established in 1977 as a one-off event at the Cockpit Theatre, by the theatre's manager Joseph Seelig and Australian mime artist Nola Rae.[2][3]

The festival is the longest-running event of its kind in the world.

Critical reception

Donald Hutera of The Times stated, "The aesthetic outlook of the London International Mime Festival, founded in 1977, remains evergreen, varied, and vital. The works of physical/visual theatre programmed by its astute co-directors enliven the typically bone-chilling post-holiday doldrums."[4]

According to Andrew Haydon of The Guardian, “LIMF now functions as a very high-level international festival of dance, circus, and puppet theatre. The shows have been carefully selected and curated, so whatever you see is likely to be, at the very least, inventive and interesting.”[5]

Awards

The festival’s productions and its two directors have received three Olivier Award nominations, the Total Theatre lifetime achievement award in 2012, and the 2017 Empty Space Peter Brook Award for Special Achievement.[2][6]

References
  1. Paskett, Zoe (8 January 2020). "London International Mime Festival 2020: The circus, clowning and puppetry shows you should see". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. "About Us". mimelondon. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  3. "NOLA RAE in conversation with JOSEPH SEELIG, Online, 18 January 2021". stayhappening.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  4. Hutera, Donald (16 January 2013). "The Cardinals at the Roundhouse NW1". The Times. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  5. "Andrew Haydon reports on an exciting lineup of international theatre in the UK". the Guardian. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  6. "Peter Brook Empty Space Awards to end as 2017 winners announced | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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