A selection of teeth (or maybe they’re just stones) crop up throughout Anna Beecher’s story, talismans for Nicholas (Daniel Holme) to hold dear, treasure and covet.
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NEWS: Alice’s Adventures Underground returns to Vaults, TICKETS ONSALE
Les Enfants Terribles and ebp in association with Creature of London are delighted to announce the smash hit Alice’s Adventures Underground and the children’s show Adventures in Wonderland will both return to The Vaults in 2017.
INTERVIEW: Spotlight On… dreamplay’s director Sarah Bedi
We started with some intense r&d on Strindberg’s play, and found a surprisingly modern 1901 existentialist piece. Some research into the interpretation of dreams via Freud and Jung followed, as well as revisiting some pop culture touchstones in terms of dreams and the unreal: Charlie Kaufman, David Lynch, and the film, The Lobster.
Theatre Podcast: The Plough & the Stars, Allegro, The Collector
Here the London theatre bloggers discuss Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Allego, The Plough and the Stars at the National and The Collector at the Vaults.
INTERVIEW: Spotlight On… Trainspotting’s Rachael Anderson
My favourite moment is actually when I’m off stage and being able to listen in to the audience’s reactions. The moment Gavin (Mark Renton) wakes up in the bed with a few surprises beneath the sheets is by far the best moment of the show.
Edinburgh Fringe: Macbeth
I don’t have much luck in this basement venue. I once saw a one-star one-man show here with an audience of seven, five of whom left part-way through. At a time when the political tussles over who should steer Scotland make Macbeth so ripe for contemporary contextualising, it seems something of a waste to set this three-handed version in an English young offenders’ institution.
NEWS: King’s Head Trainspotting transfers to The Vaults in Nov
Adam Spreadbury-Maher and Greg Esplin’s production of Irvine Welsh’s story will transfer to The Vaults in November, it has been confirmed. Following two successful runs at the King’s Head Theatre and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Irvine Welsh and Danny Boyle’s iconic film, this immersive production will play at The Vaults from the 3rd November 2016 […]
CUT – The Vaults
This unnerving show features a strong performance from Hannah Norris, but the story itself feels muddled and unclear.
CUT – The Vaults
We don’t often see Antipodean theatre on the London fringe, but when we do, it’s certainly a bit different from British progressive performance. CUT, a cinematic, fragmented solo performance with elements of interactive theatre and immersive installation, effectively evokes a constant sense of unease but the range of styles and influences create a convoluted message.
INTERVIEW: Spotlight On… CUT’s Hannah Norris
CUT is a 60-minute poetic, intense theatre work to be performed by one woman. It was inspired by Greek sources, the likes of Clytemnestra, Medea, and Atropos of the Three Fates. It’s written by award-winning Australian playwright Duncan Graham. It’s about fear and threat – and in a disjointed way – follows the story of a woman being pursued by a man.
ALL YOUR WANTS + NEEDS FULFILLED FOREVER – The Vaults
I’ve never seen any theatre from New Zealand before All Your Wants + Needs Fulfilled Forever. Compared to British theatre, how similar or different would a show be from a company that has never worked in the UK? What themes and styles are classed as “innovative and imaginative” down there? Would the work have the same aesthetic that British fringe theatre has developed, and would it be to a British audience’s taste?
EGGS – The Vaults
Women get the raw end of the deal no matter how young or old they are, how mainstream or alternative. Two late twenty-somethings, acquaintances through a mutual late friend but with completely opposite personalities, end up bonding over important issues but with dry humour and restrained emotion. Despite the content, Eggs avoids catering purely to women.
HAPPINESS IS A CUP OF TEA – The Vaults
Happiness is a Cup Of Tea was a definite highlight of the Camden Fringe last year. As a drastically shorter piece of work, the one woman play performed and written by Annie Mckenzie left a lasting impression, after it’s performance at Canal Café Theatre as part of a night of short works called Indelible Images. Now a much extended piece at just under an hour at Vault Festival the high standard of writing and delivery is every inch identical, with every aspect of grief covered.
ONE UNDER – The Vaults
Why is it so hard to talk about our mental health? Why is it we can openly tell our friends when we’ve got a headache, or an upset stomach (well, maybe), but find it so difficult to confess that we’re having a bad day, or that we spent last night in tears for no obvious reason? And what if we’re secretly terrified that there might be something wrong with us, but we don’t know how to begin asking someone for help?
UNDERGROUND – The Vaults
I’ve never been to The Vaults before, a performance venue tucked underneath Waterloo station. The area is synonymous with graffiti art where people can express themselves freely. There are discarded spray cans as I walk through, so not the most salubrious of approaches. However, whilst it is still early evening (before six), I can already see a queue of people and a vibe of expectation fills the air. This is a space which has several rooms off the main tunnel mixed with bars, it’s dark and dingy, but you get a feel for something real and exciting is surrounding you? That something special is creativity and it’s everywhere here as part of The Vaults Festival.