A clever concept, fantastic technical elements and Paul O'Donnell's infectious energy carries the audience through We've Got Each Other, a one-man Bon Jovi musical that has its audience laughing from start to …
For newcomers to immersive theatre, Exit Productions' Fight Night will leave a serious impression - an ambitious, skilfully executed and genuinely entertaining dive into the deceit and lawlessness of a subculture. …
Funny and fast-paced, Timothy has all the potential to be a triumph - if only the women weren’t all two-dimensional archetypes, leaving the play feeling shallow and lacking in any sort …
RedBellyBlack’s OK, BYE is a sweet but overambitious whistle-stop tour of goodbyes and moving on at this year's VAULT Festival. Even if it’s for the best, saying goodbye is never as simple …
PearShaped's debut show, Conquest, adds to the (fantastic) abundance of feminist discourse on offer at this year's VAULT Festival - but a lack of focus in the writing, and often lecturey …
Bismillah! An Isis Tragicomedy is a funny and sympathetic exploration of disenfranchisement in modern Britain at this year's VAULT Festival. Matthew Greenhough’s two-hander, originally performed in 2015, follows the unlikely bonding of …
Ad Libido's superb structuring, relentless creativity and unmitigated rigour ensures it's as didactic, thought-provoking and genuinely affirming as one could hope for. Fran Bushe’s quasi-autobiographical Ad Libido adeptly deconstructs a taboo which …
Amy Tobias' deliciously eccentric quasi-performance lecture, Quantum Physics of My Heart, blends masterful comic timing, suitably underwhelming science demonstrations and a whole lot of heart to dissect the ways we make …
Although rooted in football, STUD at this year's VAULT Festival is easily accessible to non-sports enthusiasts: eye-opening, convincing yet blunt. Being a self-declared “non-football enthusiast”, attending a show with football at …
A heartfelt exploration of the trouble with moving on, Joyus Gard’s production of Tiger is full of potential but somewhat misses its mark at this year's VAULT Festival. After their runaway success …
Loud, messy and gloriously funny, I Have a Mouth and I Will Scream at this year's VAULT Festival is a raucous exploration of what it means to be a woman …
Silk Road, Alex Oates' energetic one-hander about the narcotics equivalent of eBay, functions more successfully as a jocular (and distinctly Geordie) coming-of-age story than an in-depth exploration of the dark …
A wonderful theatrical experiment, with simple and effective staging, thoughtful performances and one or two moments of literary brilliance. The Significant Other Festival is a great night out, but be …