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Remember that 16-year-old house party when you did that thing with that boy in your mate’s parents’ bathroom? Me Too.<br/>Superman is an experimental, gig-theatre project working with students and young people to unravel ideas of consent when we’re young through daring alternative music, chorus work, spoken word and soundscape.<br/>Stemming from a lack of education and confusion around consent and relationships as teenagers and young adults; Superman uses stories and interviews with young people about early sexual experiences and rape culture to encourage conversation around the taboo.<br/>Following Rose Eye's Superman workshop at the University of East Anglia and it's sell out performance at Camden People's Theatre's 'Calm Down Dear' Festival in 2019, Superman is coming to The Vaults Festival for 2020.<br/>Join us in challenging, confusing and interrogating ideas of consent by jumping unashamedly into the depths of the 'grey area'.
In an age where youth is revered and women feel compelled to polyfill every crack on their face, what space is there for the wisdom of the elder.<br/>Two worlds collide when Chia awakes in a pool of blood and her screams stir the Sisters Three into motion. Can their poetically infused prose stop the bleeding and mend the broken web? What are the stories that Chia needs to hear to thrive? <br/>Queen O’Hallows is tasked to connect with Lilith her mortal persona, to gather a circle of modern women to share their blood stories. But first Lilith must face her past. What happens to the pain and shame carried through generations when stories are left untold?<br/>Blood Rites explores women’s rites of passage and the power that comes from intergenerational connection.
A seamless blend of sharp spoken word poetry, dark comedy and original music, #Hypocrisy examines Western privilege, and reminds us that in complacency lies the most heart-stopping terror.
Lost in the bliss of foreign travel, Imogen joyfully succumbs to the spoils of Western privilege. Returning to Scotland, a harsh society confronts her. Dangerous politicians prevail, fake news is king and social media sympathy pours forth for Western terror victims, yet backs turn on the migrant crisis. What staggering hypocrisy.
Resonate plunges into the mania of addiction affliction merging physical theatre, hip hop dance and spoken word. A pulsating lyrical journey into the soul of a modern young man from multi award winning company Nouveau Riche, written by Ntonga Mwanza.<br/>The Brand Nouveau Initiative, in partnership VAULT Festival, brings together a group of the best black and minority ethnic emerging artists ready to take the next step in their careers. The scheme provides opportunities to expand their networks, receive first class mentoring from our award winning team, and benefit from creative space, time and research opportunities.<br/>Following successful productions at New Diorama and Soho, this is your chance to experience the next generation of theatre practitioners collaborating together to create exciting, brand new work.<br/>Praise for Nouveau Riche -<br/>WINNER - Underbelly and New Diorama UNTAPPED Award (Queens of Sheba)
BEST NEW PLAY - Off West End Award Nomination (Typical)
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE - Off West End Award Nomination (Typical)
He’s dead, and it’s her job to prepare and present his body for his family’s final goodbye. She often imagines what each person’s life was like. But today she doesn’t have to imagine who he is. She knows him.<br/>Faced with the body of the man who raped her eleven months ago, When We Died is a striking new play about one woman’s choice to confront her trauma and tell her story, on her terms.<br/>An early version of the play was longlisted for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting in 2017. Extracts have been presented as work-in-progress for PILOT Nights and China Plate’s First Bite Festival (both at Midlands Arts Centre, 2019). When We Died premieres at VAULT Festival after further development supported by Pleasance Theatre’s LABS residency, the University of Northampton and the Travers Foundation.<br/>The show contains an account of rape, and descriptions of dead bodies. Please note, at no point is rape presented onstage.
Until now he’s just known Mum, Dad and his sister. Life is safe, settled and secure. Yes, he’s been curious about his origins but no more than that. As he turns eighteen, much to everyone’s surprise, it’s Martha, his birth mother and Melissa, his birth sister who come looking for him. The events that follow, leave Joel embroiled in a family history, that changes his life and identity forever. <br/>There’s long been a fascination with blood ties and those broken, reunited and reshaped. Adoption reunion is epic and complex in nature and never easy, but it's this unease that needs to be heard. <br/>Giving Up Marty is a brand new play by Karen Bartholomew. Spare and gutsy, it takes no prisoners. <br/>Coram/Paines Plough/Soho Theatre/ - R+D audience reactions<br/>'This important piece of theatre! It truly represents a ‘slice of life’ that often is not presented or explored.'<br/>'Anything that demystifies adoption is good thing.' <br/>'It is not something that is ever going to disappear from our western nuclear family societal structure. I do not have any friend who does not know someone who is one of those characters.' <br/>'You don’t often see this stuff on stage/film/tv that deals with so many sides of the adoption story.'<br/>Supported by Arts Council England
Take Care follows the real-life story of Pam, a woman struggling to move her mother into a care home that’s closer to her. <br/>Along the way we meet other carers, NHS staff, politicians, journalists and MP’s all involved in the care system for older people.<br/>Darkly humorous, this documentary play shines a light on the hidden voices of carers and exposes the workings of a care system in desperate need of repair.<br/>***** 5 stars from The Scotsman
“Beautiful, heartbreaking and comical. This is more than theatre, this is real”<br/>***** 5 stars from Theatreworld
“This ingenious dark comedy will prick your conscience” <br/>All text in the production is word-for-word what people have said to us either in interviews or published in press releases and public speeches. The interviews have been collected over 5 years and we continue to add to them.<br/>After each show there is an optional informal post-show discussion at the Time For Change space at VAULT Festival. It is an opportunity to talk about the issues and subject matter raised in the production, share experiences, carry on the discussion around care and generally meet people and chat. Everyone is welcome, so come along, grab a drink, and say hello!
In Brexit Britain, can love survive borders?<br/>Award-winning playwright Michelle Sewell presents a sharp and quick-witted political drama that cuts through the heart of our immigration system to examine what it means for modern relationships.<br/>UK Visas and Immigration Officers scrutinise and dissect the minutiae of a young couple's turbulent marriage to decide on whether 3717 photos, Tesco receipts and occasional indulgences from Ann Summers qualifies them as being in love and able to remain in the UK.<br/>The play is followed by a panel discussion around Brexit, immigration, and the future of the arts, featuring high profile representatives from the political, charitable and artistic sectors.
First solo show in 15 years from award garnering idiot! The come back absolutely NOBODY has been clamouring for.
Come see a middle aged fool ramble on and on and probably play some tunes, if you like that sort of thing.
Ed Gaughan is a comedian, writer, actor, director and musician. He worked as a contributing writer and starred in BAFTA nominated cult movie 'Skeletons' which won the main prize at the Edinburgh film festival. Ed was nominated for The Peter Sellers Award For Comedy for his work on the film.
"The finest cult film to have come from Britain since 'Withnail and I" Film4
"Eccentric, heartfelt and very funny" Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian ****(4 stars)
Ed is a member of the award winning London Snorkelling Team, a music/comedy/animations collective.
"The London Snorkelling Team is a seriously quirky musical quartet featuring two animators and two comic cults, Will Adamsdale and Ed Gaughan, hilarious." Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard
Along with regular collaborators Will Adamsdale, Andrew Buckley and members of the Snorkelling Team Ed co founded Night Of Stuff, a 21st century Vaudeville scratch night. The gang then went on to create the show 'The Lost Disc', directed by Tom Parry, which played The Vaults Festival 2018, Latitude Festival, Mach Fest and a 3 week run at the Soho Theatre.
"A musical detective story, part comedy thriller, part concert experience, performed by a multi tasking cast of impossible talent" Stewart Lee
Ed has appeared as an actor in numerous films and TV shows including Fantastic Beasts and Black Mirror and is much in demand voice actor for radio and animation appearing as the voice of Baron Greenback and a multitude other characters in the BBC reboot of Dangermouse alongside Stephen Fry, Kevin Eldon and Alexander Armstrong.
Ed is also a prolific director and has directed shows for many of the UK's best loved comedians, sketch troupes and clowns including Milton Jones, Pappy's, Josie Long and Spymonkey.
Like everyone else, Joe Sutherland (seen on ITV2, Comedy Central, BBC Three) wants to be rich and pretty, but the world keeps getting in the way. Join him as he tries out new jokes to distract you from riots/fire/existential panic [delete as appropriate] caused by Boris/Putin/hot air balloon shaped like Jade Goody.
Calling all adventurers! <br/>Following their critical success at Edinburgh Fringe 2018 & 2019 (selected as EdFringeReview.com’s Editors’ Pick), KinkyFish make their debut at The Vaults festival. <br/>KinkyFish invite you to join writer-performer Rajan Sharma as he navigates classical mythology, family history, and his own experience crewing on a deep sea challenge. In this intimate spoken word performance contemplating humanity’s primal connection to oceans, rivers and seas, prepare to brave the elements, sail stormy waters, and embark upon a lyrical voyage through the ages... Will you answer the Mariner’s call? <br/>'Wonderful storytelling' **** (EdFringeReview.com). 'Beautiful and hypnotic' (ThreeWeeks).
Tokyo 2020: Yu, 39, career-driven but recently dumped by her long term job, keeps beating her head against societal pressures to get married. Sick of the patriarchy and feeling powerless, she struggles to fit in her own country. Can the answer to her self-doubt lie in following her great-grandmother Takako’s footsteps and travelling to San Francisco? Armed with an airplane ticket and Takako’s diary, Yu sets out to find herself. <br/>San Francisco 1920: Takako, 16, stares at the numerous men waiting on the dock. Armed with only a photo and a marriage certificate, she tries to recognise her new husband who she has never met, in a land she has never been. Facing down hostility and cultural differences, Takako, one of the many Japanese Picture Brides of the early 20th century, bravely sets out to create a home for herself in America. Lonely in a land that both welcomes and resents her, she finds solace in keeping a diary where she writes about her struggle. Can her diary help light the way for a great-granddaughter who she will never meet? <br/>BAABA’S FOOTSTEPS straddles time and place, but remains a story about love and belonging. Touching, infuriating and downright funny, Yu and Takako’s stories intertwine as two generations of women struggle to find their way in societies that do not accept them. From Japanese-American internment camps during WW2 to sexist work policies of 2020, we vortex through three eras by the hands of two women, struggling to find their places in lives set up for them by others. <br/>BAABA’S FOOTSTEPS is a new play, written by Susan Hingley, premiering at the VAULT Festival. It is proudly supported by the Arts Council England.<br/>- Lemon House Theatre on BAABA’S FOOTSTEPS:
"BAABA’S FOOTSTEPS takes you across different locations and time periods, but remains a story about home. It balances poignant moments with laugh-out-loud ones, with Susan weaving them together to create a story that shows that you can question your identity at any age.”
Join 2019 Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominees, Crybabies, for their smash hit debut hour of absurdist adventure psycho-drama. <br/>Germany. 1945. War? When the Allies learn of a sinister Nazi plot that could spell the end of the world, it's down to three significantly damaged failures to save the day. <br/>Follow captain of banality Skipps McCoy, celebrity superspy Chester Daggerboot, and Porky, for an offbeat adventure through the seductive waters of World War II, truly the Godfather Part II of world wars.<br/>**** "Highly impressive" Guardian
**** "High concept farce of the first order" Telegraph
**** “Head and shoulders above many sketch shows” Chortle
**** “A wave of absurdist wonderment” Skinny
**** “Promises laughs from start to finish” Three Weeks
**** “A touching emotional heart" Beyond The Joke
***** "Clever and genuinely funny...go and see it" Mumble Comedy
Sugar Coat, which bills itself as “a new gig theatre show about love, loss and lubrication,” mixes narration, action scenes, and original songs to tell the story of its protagonist’s sexual journey through her teens and twenties. There is open, honest and graphic discussion of subjects that should be discussed more, but the show rightly opens with a trigger warning.
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A new live music play about love, loss and lubrication. Based on a true story and pop-punk feminism. <br/>From the producers of the Fringe First award winning show Bobby & Amy and Three Weeks award winner writer Joel Samuels, comes a powerful gig theatre show that follows the coming-of-age story of a young woman spanning across eight years, from nineties shag bracelets to 21st century non-monogamous relationships.<br/>Featuring original music inspired by an eclectic mix of bands from Le Tigre to Veruca Salt, Sugar Coat is an exhilarating 60 minute journey of loud music, sexual content and many talented bad-ass womxn.<br/>**<br/>Sugar Coat is a 16 year old girl with good marks and a flair for music. But when she starts Year 13, her life changes forever. From bunking classes and using fake ID to snogging boys with greasy skin - she’s about to have sex for the first time. However, things don’t go exactly to plan. In fact, as the years go by, she has no idea what the plan ever was and how she’s supposed to navigate in this sexually confusing modern world.<br/>And she is not the only one. Around 300,000 women in the UK suffer from Vaginismus, an estimated 1 in 4 pregnancies in end in miscarriage, and non-monogamous relationships are at an all time high. Sex is anything but easy.<br/>Renowned director Celine Lowenthal, will lead the five strong cast of womxn actors and pop-punk musicians in an uplifting and liberating show about puberty, sex, feminism and reclaiming your body.
It's the July 25th 2019. It's hot, too hot!<br/>The metaphorical gates of hell have opened for new Prime Minister Boris Johnson, so screw it, let's extend our overdraft limits for a cheeky pint.<br/>'I've had a week that even Craig David would shy from writing a song about, and now it's just too fuck'n hot'.<br/>A bold, physical and frankly piping hot piece of new writing. A dark comedy about friendship, fear and a fucker of a week. <br/>VAULT Festival Award Winners RedBellyBlack Theatre present '39 degrees'.<br/>Directed by Alistair Wilkinson (Digging Deep, VAULT Festival 2019, 'Crucial theatre' -Lyn Gardner)<br/>* * * * * ‘Mesmerising’ - The UpComing review for 'Ok, Bye'<br/>* * * * * 'Robust and elegant, full of the marrow of life' - LondonTheatre1 review for 'A Year From Now’ <br/>PS. (Nelly's 'Hot In Here' will not be featured, not even once)!<br/>Written by Kate Goodfellow
Choreographed and performed by Ruth Newberry-Payton and Kate Goodfellow.
At the time of writing this description (25th October 2019) the Hong Kong AntiELab protestors are entering their 20th week of action. Where will they be as you are reading this? Freedom-Hi is a synthesis, and by March 2020, possibly a retrospective, of theatre and performance art made by UK based Hong Kong and British East Asian artists during the protests. Personal experiences and geo-political commentary combine in an act of total theatre. We don’t know how this ends, this will never end-every thing about this show is subject to change. <br/>Peace is not peaceful
Acquiescence is violence
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(Eternal Peace by Gabby Wong) <br/>Artist line up (subject to change): Bonnie Chan, Chung Yik Sau, Gabby Wong, Isabella Leung, Daniel York-Loh and Jan Chan.
Compiled by Kim Pearce for Papergang Theatre.
Produced by Clarissa Widya for Papergang Theatre. <br/>Image by Alexander Newton / Image Design by Kim Pearce
Safe Sex was Fierstein's personal response to living in the time of AIDS. It was his attempt to deal with his own confusion about AIDS. This show is really from the heart, and it has all the anger and frustration of those responding to the AIDS crisis.
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, commonly known as AIDS, first emerged in the United States in the year 1981. Cases of the disease were first reported in Los Angeles and New York when young, healthy, gay men began to develop unusual infections as a result of weak immune systems. Safe Sex is a humorous and honest tale of two male lovers living their lives together in the early years of the AIDS crisis in New York City. Is it best to abstain from sex altogether? Or is avoiding sex an excuse for being intimate? How far do we let fear control our lives. Fierstein brings to life with feeling and emotion the difficulties and joys of loving.
The Haus Of Kunst is a collective of diverse artists, a platform for established and embryonic artists to experiment and showcase modern and classic art forms.
A diverse group of Artists each bringing their own unique flair to the show, meticulously curated each one as varied and eclectic as the next.<br/>The Haus Of Kunst is ready to open her doors to more voyeurs who want a little something special for the hearts and minds
Guests from all walks of life are encouraged to delve into the mysterious waters of The Haus Of Kunst, to be fully immersed in a new approach to live entertainment, each room of the Haus is intriguing and beguiling. <br/>Bold and daring The Haus Of Kunst celebrates passionate, disciplined, craftsmanship: and boasts an elite and diverse roster of international and local artists, from the UK right through to Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Russia, Greece and more.
Spectators will be charmed, teased and challenged with a dazzling array of performance disciplines: Actors, Singers, Musicians, Dancers, Drag, Burlesque, Circus, pole, sideshow, clowning, queer art and many more.<br/>A cabaret revolution is upon us! We intend on being pioneers – Come through our front door if you dare...
"Seeking apprentice for highly paid job opportunity working for hazardous waste removal company. Willing to get their hands dirty. Relevant experience not necessary. Competitive remuneration package". Apply within.<br/>Francine and Marla, employees of a hazardous waste removal company, are on the hunt for a new apprentice. Having just escaped a life of misfortune, Belinda walks through the door, ready for her interview. The process is absurd, but it’s not a problem for hopeful applicant Belinda who, unbeknownst to her future employees, is overqualified... VERY overqualified. Unfortunately, this job isn’t quite what it seems and someone is about to find themselves in a very sticky situation.<br/>Following its success as part of Flux Theatre’s EMERGE Night at The Bunker in June 2019, BIN JUICE showcases this all-female dark comedy, showing the dirty side of an already filthy job. Supported by an award-winning team comprised of writer Catherine Kolubayev, director Jessica Daniels, Resident Director of Girl From the North Country, and producer Kitty Wordsworth, BIN JUICE is a story of loyalty, revenge and secrecy. We’re all hiding from something... or someone. <br/>“Some jobs require getting your hands a little dirty... ”
Having spent her early years living in Mexico, actor-comedian, Miztli Rose, suddenly found herself living in rainy old Brighton one summer- little did she know she would never see her Mexican family again. Caught between an early carefree bohemian upbringing verses the rigid institutions of British culture, Miztli has always felt a little bit lost. Now at the age of 30 and caught between an ever-extending adolescence and attempting to navigate her way through adulthood, she’s started to think about all the different people she could have become. Join her in her brand new storytelling comedy show as she explores how the pivotal moments in our lives shape the people we become... Expect a lot of British cynicism mixed with a traditional Mexican Fiesta!
Your friend, comedian Jack Barry welcomes some beautiful new joke babies into the world. Come and witness the miracle of new material. He's not shit, he's been on the Russell Howard Hour (Sky One), Catastrophe (Channel 4) and Cuckoo (BBC). Writer for Mock The Week, support for comedians like Marc Maron, Joe Lycett and James Acaster
"The finest of British comedy...effortlessly endearing." ***** EdFest Magazine
"Surf on a sea of laughter." **** The List
**** Sunday Times
**** The Skinny
A while back, things became too awful for Angus to cope with. So he got a massive dog, took up gardening, hid in suburbia and gave 'being normal' the ol’ college try. However, fixing yourself requires all the pieces and so he then had to go around looking for all the bits... like the Veetacore in 'Through the Dragon’s Eye'. <br/>The award-winning stand-up comedy human returns with a new hour about masquerading as a functional person, mice that are working on the secret of our salvation and finding out that you were quite sexy all along.
An hour of new material from the star of BBC2's The Mash Report.
As seen and heard on Roast Battle, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, The Stand Up Sketch Show, Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier and The Guilty Feminist Podcast. <br/>'Destined for stardom' (Evening Standard)<br/>‘The laughs keep coming and, finally, so does a tear or two. Marvellous’ **** (Times)<br/>'Beautifully-delivered hour' **** (Skinny)<br/>'Packed full of laughs' **** (Herald) <br/>'A winning mixture of self-deprecation and confidence' **** (Beyond The Joke) <br/>'A fully developed comic voice' **** (Fest)<br/>'Truly special' **** (Edinburgh Festivals Magazine)
Daddy’s got stories and he can’t wait to share them. Relax in the presence of a master comedian (suit and Peroni included) as he takes you through dick pics, Tinder, ketamine, depression, crippling trauma, the prison of womanhood, and other classic comic subjects! Let Daddy make you cry with laughter as he guides you further and further into the darkness.<br/>An hour of “stand-up” for people who need therapy from triple VAULT Award winner Camilla Whitehill.<br/>It’s a work in progress so please accept that
Fresh off another sell out season at the Edinburgh Fringe, character comedians and IRL sisters Maddy and Marina Bye head to Waterloo for their Vaults debut! Bringing their hit show with a sprinkle of never before seen sketches.<br/>Blending clown and physical comedy with very intensely serious, classically trained, theatrical performance, strap in for a raucous hour of absurdist sketch comedy from two hot twins (we are not twins but can be for casting purposes). <br/>Material is suitable for anyone who has or has seen a sister. <br/>***** 'A kaleidoscopic fever-dream' (Entertainment Focus)
***** 'Totally absurd' (BroadwayBaby)
**** 'Absurdist comedy at its best' (ScotsGay)
**** - A ridiculously absurd sketch show that is hilariously relatable (ThreeWeeks) <br/>‘Magical to watch' (The Guardian)
‘Grotesque’ (Daily Mail)
From the multi-award-winning, ***** comedy duo Willis & Vere (The Starship Osiris, A Serious Play About World War II) comes the story of a controversial artist's rise to fame and subsequent downfall, created entirely from audience suggestions. Featuring videos, audience participation and guaranteed laughter*. Reviews for previous work: ***** (The Wee Review), ***** (Broadway Baby), **** (Steve Bennett, Chortle), **** (The Stage), 'Rip-roaring silliness’ (Time Out) and ‘Masters of their trade’ (British Theatre Guide). (*Laughter not guaranteed).
"We have flown around the world with our show, getting five wings across the board! This is a true story - embellished slightly as the years have gone on for entertainment value of course! Feel free to bring your breadcrumbs as well, we're not one of those fancy theatres where you can't eat nothin. Coo Coo!" - The Pigeons<br/>Two Pigeons present their 'high quality' theatre show about the dangers of roosting on a department store. They've been through a lot, and they re-tell their story in that special way only two pigeons can.<br/>This show is for anyone who has ever had a useless boss or a demanding customer, anyone who's ever been pushed to the edge by the 9-5, the 6-4 or the 2-11, anyone who just who needs a good laugh after a crap day at work. Pigeons on L'edge is a comedic birds eye view into the world of retail. Ignored, abused and unsupported - what happens when ordinary people go flying off the ledge into insanity?<br/>Disclaimer: You could say some of this is a culmination and satirisation of many true stories. But the Two Birds could never confirm that of course. Any resemblances to real persons or entities, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
Step in to our 1920s cinema as The Lucky Dog Picturehouse musicians present their irresistible mix of classic silent comedies and original live scores!<br/>King of Comedy Buster Keaton directs and stars in his Hollywood hit SHERLOCK JR.(1924) as a young, unlucky-in-love projectionist. When a robbery leaves his honour in tatters, he must turn detective - but will he solve the crime?<br/> Complete with death-defying stunts, jaw-dropping special effects and even a bit of romance, it's not hard to see why this film consistently finds itself on TIME magazine's 'Best 100 movies of all time'.<br/>With supporting shorts<br/>Nicholas Barber, BBC Culture “Silent Film has no finer custodians”
Expert stupidity from multi award-winning comedy duo, Dan Lees and Neil Frost. <br/>Best Comedy Adelaide Fringe Weekly Award winner (2019). 'Silliness as an art form' **** (Scotsman). 'A fast-paced, multidimensional masterclass in comedy' **** (Edinburgh Festival Magazine). 'The Establishment have an unrivalled charm' **** (Fest). 'You can imagine this going down very well indeed at the Palladium or the BBC' **** (Stage). 'The best show I’ve seen this Fringe' ***** (Advertiser, Adelaide). 'Comic geniuses' ***** (GlamAdelaide.com.au). 'The most outrageously funny hours imaginable' (BritishTheatreGuide.com). 'Fast becoming Fringe favourites', Highly Recommended Show (FringeReview.co.uk).
Let’s get one thing clear from the start: this play is not about Boris Johnson. It is not an allegory, it is not a pastiche, and it is not a political satire; it is not about Brexit. It is literally about Boris III, the erstwhile king of Bulgaria, who did a deal with the Devil in the shape of the Nazis but who maybe - just maybe - made the right call. It’s a dark and difficult story, shamefully unfamiliar to most of us… yet this show manages to tell it it with with humour, lightness, and song.
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Combining first-hand accounts from WWII and Bulgarian folk tunes, “The Brief Life and Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria: Part The First” sets out to investigate the suspicious circumstances of our unlikely hero’s demise. I mean, it wasn’t every day that someone stood up to the Führer... <br/>Expect satire, revisionist history and live Bulgarian folk tunes as we explore the history of Boris, his sister and their motherland: the “fairytale” Kingdom of Bulgaria.<br/>Out Of The Forest Theatre returns to VAULT Festival after their sold out, Off West End Award-nominated CALL ME FURY and the multiple award-winning BURY THE HATCHET.<br/>By March 2020, here’s hoping every Boris is history.<br/>#MakeBorisHistory<br/>Written by Joseph Cullen & Sasha Wilson
Produced by Claire Gilbert for Out Of The Forest Theatre
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A theatrical fairytale for the fierce hearted. <br/>Leanora Carrington was one of the most evocative and rebellious artists of the surrealist movement. A runaway, a writer, an artist and anarchist, Leanora Carrington refused to be put in a box. She escaped a mental institution via submarine, married an ambassador to escape the Nazis, and made omelettes with her own hair. <br/>Helen Duff and Elf Lyons would like to take you into her world.<br/>Through live music, mime, clowning, puppetry and entirely true stories, Duff and Lyons transport the audience into the divine and vivid mind of one of the most eccentric visionaries of the 20th century.
"The joy of Max Morton's Sisterson Foods is that it isn't afraid to be bold and stand out." (The Stage) A brutally honest, poetic testimonial about one person's struggle with mental health issues. Using spoken word poetry, home video footage and a hip-hop inspired soundtrack. The show discusses all aspects of depression from suicide, panic attacks to how it affects every relationship in your life. Sisterson Foods is an exploration of life, love, loss and fear. "The tone of the piece oscillates wildly, ranging from gentle quite passages to full on aggression to witty one-lingers highlighting an internal struggle and conflicted mind set.".
Stevie Smith to music by Mike Skinner. (The Streets)
Whilst clearing out his parents’ attic, Chazz Redhead found a mysterious box. Inside was research and test subjects from a long forgotten ancestor. <br/>What is crypto-optometry? Who are these mysterious people? Can evil truly be contained in a pair of Ray-Bans? What risks lie in attempting to find out? <br/>BESPECTACLE is the debut solo show from Chazz Redhead, award-winning writer and comedian. They’ll be laughs, frights, and truly terrible people.<br/>Directed and Co-Written by Georgia House
Kate Butch, the Comic Sans of Drag,. has written a musical based on the songs of her favourite singer and namesake, but needs your help to get 'BUSH!' to Broadway. Expect jokes, songs, games, and so much cloudbusting, from one of London's best rising drag stars. Catch this "great comedian" (WhatsOnStage) as she Runs Up That Hill, Dreams of Sheep and, of course, Wuthers your Heights.<br/>"If you see a more joyous or genuinely funny show this year, I'd be very surprised"
Buxton Fringe Review, 2017<br/>"A clear show stealer"
ScotsGay<br/>Buxton Fringe Best Comedy Winner 2017/2019