With more than eighty original shows and forty five thousand audience members passing through the tunnels, VAULT Festival shaped how I understand ethical producing and what it means to lead from the middle. Working in that physically and metaphorically underground maze beneath Waterloo, created a kind of escapism that felt liberating and profoundly inclusive. Week after week the tunnels filled with lights, sweat, laughter and possibility. It was a sensory overload that was exhilarating, disorienting yet deeply human, and it taught me how to hold space with care and build creative environments where people feel safe to experiment and develop their artistic identities.
A non-profit variety night showcasing new and original writing, such as plays, poetry, music, and dance.
An award-winning immersive Ukrainian folk opera and a deeply personal retelling of the revolution in Ukraine, where creators Mark and Marichka Marczyk met and fell in love on the barricades of Maidan Square in Kiev in 2014. Performed using traditional Ukrainian polyphonic choral music, archive footage, and interactive staging, audience members are invited to become part of the revolution itself.
Five parties. One big mouth. A darkly comic telling of survival delving into social anxiety and emotional manipulation.
A hilarious take on the epic story of Anna Karenina.
An unbelievable true story, Catch of the Day is a riotous romp of a play that tackles the tense history of Anglo-Irish relations with a unique mash-up of live music, comedy, and theatre, built from the testimonies of those who remember.
An interactive game where audience members act as elite international thieves, cat burglars, and con artists gathering at a secret gala event.
A tender, furious, and fragile reimagining of Moby Dick.
A tender play that explores sisterhood and the foster care system when a 17-year-old tries to raise her younger siblings after their mother vanishes. Based on real-life events and interviews with children in care, it celebrates the resilience of young people.
A two-person comedy delivering political satire via Ariana Grande.
A hilarious personal investigation into Ireland’s love affair with boozing.
What happens when your online monster comes to life?
An autobiographical queer story of shame and acceptance with original music that leads to a party on stage.
A devised live performance that explores the concept of land, home, and cultural identity.
A lyrical two-person play focusing on childhood sweethearts grappling with change in a Cornish fishing community. The production explores themes of environmental decline, rural nostalgia, and the push-pull between tradition and leaving for a new life.
A play that explores corporate office culture, modern technology, and female dynamics in workplace environments.
A one-woman satirical show framed as a fake TED Talk.