RE: Cafe and Unverpackt - Suzi Lyon; Semi-Circle and Gay Beggars Theatre Production

English Show and Swisspats Podcast alumna Suzi Lyon joined us in the studio to talk about her newest project: the RE: Cafe and Unverpackt, which will open on June 10th on Neuweilerstrasse 2a in Allschwil. The concept at RE: is to be zero / low waste, with coffee and tea styles from all over the world - strong black UK tea, Marsala Chai, flat white from Australia. The café will also serve food items prepared by vendors from all over Switzerland that Suzi met as guests of the Swisspats podcast: homemade cookies, Basel-made bagels, and more. The name RE: can mean many things and is inspired by the idea that Suzi wants to create a space that doesn't add damage to the world, and so at RE: she'll be encouraging you to (re)fill, (re)use and (re)discover. Listen to the interview here.

Two Basel theatre groups are coming together in June: the Semi-Circle Basel and the Gay Beggars are collaborating on a new production. They will be performing Qui Nguyen’s Dungeons & Dragons-themed drama-comedy play "She Kills Monsters", directed by Adam Herzig. In this high-octane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres, and 90s pop culture, acclaimed US playwrite Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all. Performance dates are on 9, 10, 11 June & 16, 17, 18 June 2022 all at 19:30, at Theater Rampe, Byfangweg 6, 4051 Basel. Gay Beggars' Julia Brosi and Semi-Circle's assistant director Hayley Milner told us all about the production. Get your tickets here! You can also win a pair of tickets - to enter the raffle, write to gaybeggars@gmail.com, tell them that you listened to their interview on The English Show, and let them know which performance you'd like to attend. They'll draw the winners out of a (very likely magical) hat. Listen to the interview here.

Our music this week was a tribute to Depeche Mode band co-founder and keyboardist Andrew "Fletch" Fletcher, who sadly passed away last week. We played these Depeche Mode songs: 

Personal Jesus (Stargate Mix)

Wrong

Enjoy The Silence

Heaven (Strange Fusion Remix)

Never Let Me Down Again

A Pain That I'm Used To