Vamos Theatre is the UK's leading full mask company. Founded in 2006 by Artistic Director Rachael Savage, the company create work which goes straight to the hearts of audiences, beautifully balancing the light with the dark to tackle complex subject matter in accessible ways - and all while showcasing the fantastic craft of mask theatre.... Continue Reading →
Artistic Director Kathleen Yore is all about the craft and all that goes into transporting audiences. Having formed Odd Doll in 2012 with the aim of telling visual, universally appealing stories through painstaking craft, she's been busy ever since doing exactly that. I was a huge fan of Seaside Terror after seeing it back in... Continue Reading →
2019 has been a fabulous year for theatre and it’s given me a grand total of 154 performances to enjoy - 147 of which have been reviewed here on the site. So what’s been seen in 2019 and what are my top picks I hear you ask? You can find both answers below! January took... Continue Reading →
Strangeface Theatre Company’s latest work, The Hit, is set to play at the University if York this Friday (November 8th) and the Leeds Carriageworks this Saturday (9th - tickets here). The award-winning company produce a broad range of shows which seek to make accessibility and the exploration of complex ideas their core. I caught up... Continue Reading →
Saturday 27th April 2019 at the Carriageworks, Leeds. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A Brave Face is Vamos’s latest work and it stands out primarily as a play much darker than its predecessors. It’s also much more subtle and thought-provoking in its ambiguity and dramatic ending. The play is based on two years of research with ex and serving... Continue Reading →
2018 has given me a grand total of 110 productions to mull over to find the best of the theatre that I’ve managed to cram into the last year. There were countless shows I was desperate to see and I know a whole bunch of them have inspired great hype, rave reviews and must-see lists.... Continue Reading →
Friday 9th March 2018 at Harrogate Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ BE Festival is billed as ‘Birmingham’s genre-bending European arts festival’ and The Best of BE Festival which is currently touring the UK features the top three voted-for shows from the BE Festival. The festival requires performers to restrict their pieces to no more than 30 minutes, paving... Continue Reading →
Friday 9th March 2018 at Harrogate Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Spanish company Kulunka Teatro’s André and Dorine is a gorgeously feeling piece of full mask theatre. One of three pieces touring the UK in The Best of BE Festival, this performance covers an expansive narrative of great depth and development in just thirty minutes. Despite its dainty... Continue Reading →
Leeds Carriageworks Theatre, Wednesday 4th May, 2016. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Best Thing is another very clever piece from Vamos which delicately balances humour with true tragedy. I first discovered the phenomenal talent of this full mask theatre company a good few years ago in Liverpool. Although I'd already been a fan of puppet and masked theatre... Continue Reading →
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