Here's what's happening...
My partner in crime Zoe Bouras & I were interviewed by the interactive arts organisation Voidspace for their ‘In Conversation’ series (we were very happy to participate in the Voidspace Live festivals (presenting The Unbuilt Room in 2024 and and Faust in 2025) at Theatre Deli in London.
—> read the interview here.
OLD NEWS:
2025
Faust - Tues 18 Feb 2025 > The Pinter Studio, Queen Mary University of London (work in progress showing)
The Unbuilt Room: The Portico Library - Thurs 3 & Fri 4 April 2025 > The Portico Library, Manchester
Faust - Thurs 15 May 2025 > South Street, Reading
The Unbuilt Room - Fri 16 May 2025 > Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester
Faust - Sat 7 June 2025 > Theatre Deli, London (as part of the Voidspace Live festival of interactive arts)
2024
The Unbuilt Room - Sun 9 June 2024 > Voidspace Live at Theatre Deli, London
The Unbuilt Room - Thurs 28 Nov 2024 > The Portico Library, Manchester
2023
The Death Of King Arthur on tour…
Bodmin (Cornwall) - Fri 10 Feb 2023 > The Old Library
Carleen (Cornwall) - Sat 11 Feb 2023 > Carleen - Sat 11 Feb 2023 > Village Hall
Devoran (Cornwall) - Sun 12 Feb 2023 > Carleen - Sat 11 Feb 2023 > Village Hall
Salford - Thurs 16 Feb 2023 > The Lowry
The Unbuilt Room: Alexander the Great - Weds 17 & 25 Jan, 15 Feb 2023 > The British Library, London
The Unbuilt Room: The Leeds Library - Thurs-Sat 5-7 Oct, 2023 > The Leeds Library
2022
The Death Of King Arthur on tour…
Canterbury - Thurs 7 Jul 2022 > Marlowe Theatre
Chichester - Thurs 29 Sept 2022 > The ShowRoom
Leeds - Fri 21 Oct 2022 > The Leeds Library
Ventnor, IOW - Wed 9 Nov 2022 > Ventnor Exchange
London - Wed 16 Nov 2022 > The British Library
2021
A House Repeated - pre-recorded video performance for Attenborough Arts Centre’s Unexpected Tales.
The Unbuilt Room - Wed 21 & Thurs 22 April > Online with The Arts Institute, Plymouth
The Death Of King Arthur on tour…
Reading - Wed 13 Oct > South Street
Leicester - Fri 12 Nov > Attenborough Arts Centre
Bedford - Sat 13 Nov > The Place
Plymouth - Wed 17 Nov > The House
2020
The Unbuilt Room - Fri 10 Jan > The Place, Bedford
The Unbuilt Room - Thu 14 & Tues 19 May > Online with Hastings Museum & Art Gallery
A House Repeated - Thu 3 & Fri 4 December > Online for the 4th International Congress on Ambiances
2019
Beowulf on tour...
Bedford - Fri 11 Jan > The Place
London - Wed 23 Jan > The British Library
Leicester - Thurs 31 Jan > Attenborough Arts Centre
Norwich - Fri 1 Feb > The Garage
Isle of Wight - Thurs 7 Feb > Ventnor Exchange
Walton-on-Thames - Fri 8 Feb > Riverhouse Barn
Oxford - Fri 15 Feb > The Old Fire Station
19 part 1 of a year-long series of short experiments in interactive storytelling - Fri 22 Feb > Battersea Arts Centre
Beowulf on tour...
Folkestone - Thurs 28 Feb > Quarterhouse
Havant - Fri 1 Mar > The Spring
Maidenhead - Web 6 Mar > Norden Farm Centre for the Arts
Chichester - Thurs 7 Mar > The Showroom
Leeds - Fri 8 Mar > The Leeds Library (presented as part of the Leeds Lit Festival 2019)
Slough - Sat 9 Mar > The Curve
Farnham - Thurs 14 Mar > Farnham Maltings
Hemel Hempstead Fri 15 Mar > The Old Town Hall
Lincoln - Wed 20 Mar > Lincoln Performing Arts Centre
19 part 2 of a year-long series of short experiments in interactive storytelling - Thurs 25 April > Battersea Arts Centre
Beowulf on tour...
Bordon - Fri 3 May > Phoenix Arts Centre
19 part 3 of a year-long series of short experiments in interactive storytelling - Tues 21 May > Battersea Arts Centre
Beowulf on tour...
Aldershot - Thurs 6 June > West End Centre
Oxford - Sun 23 June > Christ Church (presented as part of the Old Norse Poetry In Performance conference)
The Unbuilt Room - Fri 28 June > Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery
19 part 4 of a year-long series of short experiments in interactive storytelling - Wed 10 July > Battersea Arts Centre
Beowulf on tour...
Preston - Wed 17 July > Harris Museum
Birmingham - Fri 4 Oct > Midlands Arts Centre (presented as part of the Birmingham Literature Festival)
19 part 5 of a year-long series of short experiments in interactive storytelling - Fri 18 Oct > Battersea Arts Centre
The Unbuilt Room - Fri 1 Nov > Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery
Beowulf on tour...
Petersfield, Hampshire - Thurs 7 Nov > Bedales Theatre
Colchester - Thurs 14 Nov > Lakeside Theatre
2018
A special treat to present Beowulf at The British Library in conjunction with the Anglo-Saxons Kingdoms exhibition (23-24 Nov). Returning 23 Jan 2019!
Very pleased to have presented a brand-new version of A House Repeated for Brighton Festival 2018! At Brighton Dome 6-11 May, 2018... More info here
I was happy to contribute to the Theatre Sense symposium at Battersea Arts Centre, marking the 20th anniversary of its Playing in the Dark season. Convened by Queen Mary University of London, it also launched Theatre in the Dark, a new book on “shadow, gloom and blackout in contemporary theatre”, edited by Dr. Martin Welton and Dr. Adam Alston.
Beowulf on tour...
Brighton - Wed 31 Jan & Thurs 1 Feb > Marlborough Theatre
Canterbury - Thurs 8 Feb > Marlowe Theatre
Reading - Wed 21 Feb > South Street
London - 14 - 31 Mar > Battersea Arts Centre
Plymouth - Wed 25 April > The House
2017
A special preview presentation of Beowulf at Sutton Hoo, the National Trust’s Anglo-Saxon royal burial site > Saturday Oct 21.
The Unbuilt Room returned in an all-new version made for Oxford Playhouse. This new, larger-format version of the show was based on the city of Oxford and presented in a vault of Brasenose College as part of the Playhouse Plays Out programme > 20-22 March.
I presented the work-in-progress showings in the Story Scratch series at Battersea Arts Centre and Queen Mary University of London > 8 Feb, 15 Mar, 20 & 24 May
A House Repeated 2016-17 tour continued...
Aldershot - Wed 25 Jan > West End Centre
Reading - Thurs 9 Feb > South Street
Canterbury - Fri 17 Feb > Marlowe Theatre
Colchester - Thurs 2 March > Lakeside Theatre
Chichester - Thurs 27 April > The ShowRoom
Lincoln - Sat 30 Sept > LPAC
2016
A House Repeated 2016-17 tour got underway...
MIlton Keynes - Fri 15 July > info
Derby Theatre - Sat 23 July > DEparture Lounge
MAC, Birmingham - Sat 8 Oct > info
Battersea Arts Centre, London - 18-22 & 24-29 Oct > info
Brighton - Thurs 3 Nov > Marlborough Theatre
Plymouth - Wed 9 Nov > The House
I contributed to The Museum of London's CITY | SPACE | VIDEO GAMES series, giving a short talk for "Art, Video Games and Digital Worlds" evening on 7/11. Plus I performed a new, larger-audience version of The Unbuilt Room before the talk.
Zoe Bouras and I presented a new performance game for Home Live Art's At Home: A 21st Century Salon, part of the Brighton Festival. Fri 20 & Sat 21 May at Brighton's Angel House.
A House Repeated was at the Now Play This games festival at Somerset House, London on 3 April.
2015
A House Repeated - a "team" version of The Unbuilt Room - sold out a three week run at Battersea Arts Centre -- 7-24 October (Wed - Sat).
We This Way was on tour in November & December... playing MAC (Birmingham), House (Plymouth), Stratford Circus (London), The Bike Shed Theatre (Exeter) and The Marlborough Theatre (Brighton)... more to come in 2016!
The Unbuilt Room was at the Now Play This games festival at Somerset House, London on Saturday 5th September...
...and at Lakeside Theatre in Essex on 30th September and 1st October.
We This Way was at Summerhall throughout August for the Edinburgh Fringe.
The Unbuilt Room was at Latitude Festival on Sunday 19th July.
I presented a short talk about Rules and Regs at Ovalhouse's This Thing Called Artist Development on Friday 22nd May.
I worked with PAN Studio on a prototype of The Lost Palace for Historic Royal Palaces.
2014 and before... you can find more info on different projects at unbuiltroom.com, houserepeated.com, wethisway.com and rulesandregs.org.
