If you’re at all interested in interactive theatre, or larp, or playable installations, then you should go to Voidspace Live. I said it last year and I’m saying it again this year, you won’t find a better festival anywhere in the UK.
Voidspace Live is happening on Saturday 6th to Sunday 7th June at the very centrally-located Theatre Deli in London. You can visit for as little as £15/day, which gets you the new Art Pass with access to the event’s games and playable art, while the £65/day ticket gets you into three shows.
This year, I’m looking to the latest work from artists like Yannick Trapman-O’Brien, who made the brilliant Undersigned and Telelibrary, and John Robertson, the man behind the maniacally funny “live action video game” The Dark Room.
But I’m just as excited to see work by artists I’ve never encountered before, like TomYumSim’s Trainwreck:
Taking inspiration from Glasgow’s infamous “immersive” Willy Wonka knockoff and overhyped global fiasco ‘Fyre Festival’, this is immersive madness at full steam ahead. Toot Toooot!!
and Mia Foster and Ariana Aragon’s Yours Truly, which:
narrates the negotiation of power, fantasy, and desire between a student and their teacher. Born from research around the ethics of participatory theatre, this show explores the ways we choose to care for one another. This is a love story, one that begins with meeting a stranger.
My own Jubensha Con was directly inspired by Voidspace Live’s no-frills ethos, which puts artists and accessibility first, so I’m glad to be going again this year. I’ll be there all Saturday until we’re kicked out (and probably beyond that) so do say hi if you’re around!
mssv 