London International Festival of Theatre

LIFT
Artistic directorKris Nelson
Websiteliftfestival.com

The London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT) is a biennial festival of theatre, performance and cultural events in London. The organisation also supports year-round activity. It was founded by Rose Fenton and Lucy Neal, with the first festival in 1981 hoping to 'challenge British theatre and open a window on the world'. LIFT's current artistic director is Kris Nelson.

Lyn Gardner of The Guardian wrote of LIFT in 2014, "Probably no theatre organisation in the UK has done more to break down the distinctions between artforms than LIFT, which over the last 30 years has not only offered us a first glimpse of work by world-class theatre makers, but also offered space for first-hand theatrical dispatches from artists living with conflict and under oppression who find space denied them in their own country."

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