“What if I could go back and make a different decision?” It’s a sentiment we much all have felt, and it’s at the centre of new piece The Chaos Theory, in which three women are given just that opportunity. Book your tickets now.
FEATURED SHOW: Check out the tasty reviews for immersive dining experience Dinner Is Coming
“A delightful, zany celebration of all things Thrones” – Audiences have been more excited than a Dothraki horde riding into battle about Game of Thrones-inspired theatrical dining experience Dinner Is Coming. Check out what the critics thought, then book your tickets!
NEWS: Ryan Craig’s Games for Lovers comedy premieres at The Vaults, Cast announced
Ryan Craig’s brand-new comedy about modern millennial romance, Games for Lovers, gets its world premiere this summer in a bespoke pop-up space at The Vaults, one of three shows produced by James Seabright running at the Waterloo venue this summer.
WATCH: Ease the Game of Thrones withdrawal symptoms with this teaser for Westeros-themed theatrical feast Dinner is Coming
Don’t go cold turkey on Game of Thrones. In fact, do the opposite. Indulge in a feast fit for the seven kingdoms with The Vaults’ Dinner Is Coming. Check out the new trailer for the parody of all things Seven Kingdoms, then book your tickets for a meal like no other!
New post-show Q&A: Join Terri for Nina Simone-inspired Black Is the Color of My Voice
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Tuesday 7 July 2019, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will be celebrating the life and legacy of Nina Simone at Black Is the Color of My Voice with writer-performer Apphia Campbell. Got any questions?
PHOTOS: Step into Easteros for a banquet with a side dish of murder at Dinner Is Coming
“And would sir like a crossbow with that?” Not the normal question asked by waiters, but at new Game of Thrones-inspired theatrical dining experience Dinner Is Coming., it seems entirely likely. Get a taste for what to expect with these images from the show, then book your tickets!
NEWS: Dinner is Coming invites audiences to a murderously good theatrical feast
With Game of Thrones about to leave a massive whole in people’s lives when the epic HBO drama comes to its conclusions, fans can still feed their hunger for all things bloodthirsty, Machiavellian and… tasty with immersive dining experience Dinner Is Coming. Book your tickets for a wedding like no other!
NEWS: Anthony Horowitz family hit The Falcon’s Malteser transfers to The Vaults
Who is the world’s worst detective? You’ll need to investigate the case of The Falcon’s Malteser, adapted from Anthony Horowitz’s much-loved young adult novel by New Old Friends, which gets its central London premiere at The Vaults in a limited six-week season this summer.
‘A really fun night out’: DINNER IS COMING – The Vaults
Ami Stidolph and Sam Carrack’s Dinner is Coming, produced by The Vaults, is a triumph not only for dining theatre but also for immersive productions.
‘MacMahon quickly establishes a rapport with the audience’: A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad) – The Vaults ★★★★
A clash of extremes, as hilarious moments mingle with serious and dramatic ones. A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad) at The Vaults is an enjoyable show with an important message to get across.
FEATURED SHOW: Darkfield’s ‘deliciously eerie’, ‘breath-quickening’ Seance in its final week at VAULT Festival
Darkfield’s Séance is now in its final week in London as this year’s VAULT Festival winds to a close. Here’s a reminder of what some of the critics – including two Mates – have said about this spooky sensory sensation. Better get booking before it’s too late!
‘Hilarious hour of unique entertainment’: NOTFLIX – THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL – Vault Festival
So if you’re in the mood for something silly, fun and boasting some serious improv talent, Notflix – The improvised Musical is an hilarious hour of entertainment that’s also totally unique every time. You don’t get that staying home with Netflix.
‘Darkly humorous & deeply unsettling’: FEED – Vault Festival
You might think twice about going back online after watching Theatre Témoin’s Feed. You might, but you probably won’t – which is exactly the point this darkly humorous and deeply unsettling show sets out to make.
‘It’s an odd play’: DEAD END – Vault Festival
There’s a lot we don’t know about death and a lot we don’t know about the characters in Kathryn Gardner’s play Dead End.
‘The spirit of political activism is well-captured’: BALAKLAVA BLUES – Vault Festival
Mark and Marichka Marczyk’s band Lemon Bucket Orkestra shares songs from their newest album in the short, intimately staged gig Balaklava Blues at the Vault Festival.
‘A concept made all the more powerful by its simplicity’: GREYSCALE – Vault Festival
Lou and Jaz have met on Tinder and are going on a date. A simple premise, but in its use of different narratives, Greyscale highlights the complexities of relationships, sexual power and personal communication.
‘Painfully relatable’: IT’S NOT A SPRINT – Vault Festival
If you’re a 20- or 30-something It’s Not A Sprint might be the most painfully relatable show you see all festival – or indeed all year – or perhaps ever
‘It was a training coven & I became a third-degree witch’: Katy Schutte on her real-life grounding for Let’s Summon Demons
A grandmother with a haunted house, time in a training coven and concerns over #MeToo witch hunts inspired folk horror comedian Katy Schutte’s new show Let’s Summon Demons, which she’s performs at London’s VAULT Festival next month. Find out more about her influences in our interview below – and then get booking!
‘Intriguing & voyeuristic theatrical experience’: GREYSCALE – Vault Festival ★★★★★
For Greyscale, she has teamed up with Joel Samuels to respond to the Aziz Ansari scandal, creating an original theatrical experience for this year’s VAULT Festival with Anonymous Is A Woman Theatre Company.
‘Wears its politics on its sleeve without preaching’: COUNTING SHEEP – Vault Festival
Belarus Free Theatre’s immersive adaptation of Counting Sheep provides a truly emotional, interactive and interesting story whether you lived through it or you are learning about this for the very first time.