London International Festival of Theatre
- London International Festival of Theatre
The London International Festival of Theatre (or LIFT) is a London, UK, arts festival which was co-founded by Rose Fenton and Lucy Neal. It has been presenting since 1981.[cite news| last =Morris| first =Tom| title =We have LIFT-off| page =1| publisher ="The Times"| date =1995-06-04| url =| accessdate = ] In 2003, they passed the leadership of the festival to Angharad Wynne-Jones. [cite news| last =Cavendish| first =Dominic| title =Culture and money| page =| publisher ="New Statesman"| date =2008-06-09| url =http://www.newstatesman.com/theatre/2008/06/festival-lift-economic| accessdate =2008-06-22 ] ]The festival's agenda has been to expose British theatregoers to more international theatre than typically has been presented in London. In its first year, 35,000 people attended. In 1993, with 235 performances by 200 artists including The Wooster Group and Peking opera, the attendance was recorded as 92,500.
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* [http://www.liftfest.org.uk/ LIFTfest] official site
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