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 →
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 →
February 2019 Today I’m off to see The Animals and the Children Took to the Streets for the third time after a gap of around 5 years. As I’ve got a few hours to kill, I’m cracking out this ode to my favourite theatre companies - the ones who cause audible responses and a skip... Continue Reading →
February 2018 When I think about the best stage designs I’ve seen, I think of productions both big and small; Matilda, Follies, My Judy Garland Life, War Horse, Finding Joy, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe...the list goes on and on. The ability of good design to capture different worlds, times and moods can... Continue Reading →
Thursday 12th October 2017 at the Carriageworks, Leeds. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Vamos Theatre have been lifting spirits and breaking hearts with their full mask shows since 2006 and they are now the UK's leading full mask theatre company. They have audiences belly laughing and crumpling into tears through their adept and emotional physical storytelling which skilfully uses... 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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