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“We are a global community and one I think which is very much at a turning point right now”: Beverly Andrews on Annawon’s Song

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Playwright Beverly Andrews tells us about how she discovered the plight of Native American servicemen, her own Native American ancestry and why she’s excited about staging her play, Annawon’s Song, at VAULT Festival. Read her interview then book your tickets!

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WATCH: What’s it like as a woman in the music industry? Genevieve Carver reveals in A Beautiful Way to Be Crazy

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Musician and poet Genevieve Carter and her band The Unsung shine a light on the challenges faced by women in the music industry with their new genre-busting show A Beautiful Way to Be Crazy. It comes to London in March, visiting Camden People’s Theatre on 14 March and VAULT Festival 17 to 19 March, as part of a new tour.

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‘Working in strip clubs was never easy but it taught me a lot about the world’: Diane Herbert on her debut play Angels

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Angels, premiering at VAULT Festival from 19 to 23 February 2020, will change your perceptions of women who turn to stripping for income. Former dancer Diane Herbert told us how her own experiences led to her playwriting debut. Have a read and check out our behind-the-scenes photos.

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WATCH: What did Edinburgh audiences think of opening VAULT Festival show, Sold?

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“Amazing”, “thought-provoking”, “breathtaking” and “powerful” – just some of the words used by audiences at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival to describe Sold. Take a look at their responses, then book your tickets to see the show which runs in the opening week of VAULT Festival.

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FIRST LOOK: Check out the new production images from Vault Festival’s Cara Vita: A Clown Concerto

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Airborn babies, wine violins and an unusual linen basket – discover the world of Felicity Hesed’s Cara Vita: A Clown Concerto, which has its European premiere at VAULT Festival in February. Check out the production images, then book your tickets.

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VAULT Festival: Former stripper Diane Herbert makes playwriting debut with Angels, based on her experiences

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Aiming to challenge audiences’ preconceptions about strippers, new play Angels, written by former table dancer and first-time playwright Diane Herbert, premieres at this year’s VAULT Festival, running for six performances from 19 to 23 February 2020 in the Cavern at The Vaults, Leake Street.

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NEWS: Cara Vita: A Clown Concerto receives European premiere at VAULT Festival

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Cara Vita: A Clown Concerto, which explores the joys, sorrows, and hilarity of contemporary adulthood through music, circus and magic, will be seen in Europe for the first time this February as part of VAULT Festival. Book your tickets now.

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FIRST LOOK: Discover what The Journey of a Warlike Mind looks like with production images from the VAULT Festival show

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What would like look like fight a quest for a woman’s soul, struggling through the layers of her consciousness? We didn’t know either, but luckily we’ve seen production images from Ana Luiza Ulsig’s The Journey of a Warlike Mind, which make it all much clearer. Take a look, and watch Ana talking about the show, then book your tickets!

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NEWS: Giving Up Marty explores reality of adoption reunion at VAULT Festival

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The reality of a reunion with a birth parent is not a clear cut and euphoric as many a television show or film would have audiences believe. Karen Bartholomew’s spare and gutsy new play Giving Up Marty tells a more realistic tale when it comes to VAULT Festival later this year.

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FIRST LOOK: Step into the world of Mary Prince with production images for award-winning VAULT Festival show, Sold

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Joy, anguish and a looming noose – take a look at fantastic pictures of Sold, the award-winning drama from Kuumba Nia Arts, which tells the forgotten story of Mary Prince, a woman born into slavery in the British West Indies. Book your tickets now.