Month: January 2020

HAVE A ROYAL BALL WITH HANDSOME PRINCE HENRY

HAPPILY EVER POOFTER COMES TO THE KING’S HEAD THEATRE AHEAD OF AN INTERNATIONAL TOUR

Audiences will be transported to a land far far a-gay when Edinburgh smash hit Happily Ever Poofter opens at London’s leading fringe theatre this season.

The hottest – and naughtiest – musical parody around, which stars actor and writer Rich Watkins, will make its debut at the King’s Head Theatre from 21 January to 8 February.

And producers are promising that the show will be bigger, bolder and braver than ever.

Follow Prince Henry, the only gay in the Kingdom Far Far Away, on his royal adventure to find true love… because if Disney won’t do a gay love story, we’ll just have to do it ourselves!

The show features re-imagined Disney classics such as High Ho, O, I’ve Just Come Out to The King and Let It Show.

And the London run will coincide with the start of LGBT history month 2020, celebrating the past, present and future of queer culture.

Happily Ever Poofter enchanted audiences and critics alike when it premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019, with one five-star review saying “this very clever inter-woven fairytale for adults touches all the emotions” and another critic praising its “clever jokes and also some unexpectedly serious twists and turns”.

The residence at the Kings’ Head Theatre will be followed by an international tour which will see the production travel Down Under to play at the Adelaide Fringe and in Sydney during February, followed by the Prague Fringe in May before a victorious return to Edinburgh this summer.

Actor and activist Rich Watkins is no stranger to the London queer theatre community, having work extensively at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Above The Stag, The King’s Head and with TwoBox Productions, Dragonflies Arts and LAMBCO Productions.

Happily Ever After marks his debut as a writer. 

When not on stage, he is an advocate for HIV awareness and was recently featured in BBC documentary That Moment When, speaking openly about living happily and healthily with HIV. Happily Ever Poofter is sponsored by Wandsworth Oasis, a South London HIV charity.

Award-winning creative Denholm Spurr directs the show. He has been featured in Attitude, Gay Times, BuzzFeed, Jack The Lad and Vice Magazines talking about his career and LGBT community advocacy.

His recent directorial credits include Positive (Theatre Royal Stratford East), MERCY KILLING Mercy Killing (Stockwell Playhouse), and Under The Blue Sky (Drayton Arms). As an actor he is best known for playing the lead in the hit series The Grass is Always Grindr (London Live / YouTube), has been nominated twice for an Off West End Award and was named one of the Top 12 Leading Men of the Year in London. He has also served as a judge on the Olivier Awards.

Dancer, choreographer and movement director Simone Murphy has worked both on and off West End, on UK Tours and internationally. Notable dance work includes Cool Rider Live (Duchess Theatre) and as assistant choreographer to Lizzi Gee on Around the World in 80 Days (St James’ Theatre). She choreographed The Wizard of Oz (Fisher Theatre), while Happily Ever Poofter will be her first London show as choreographer.

Rich Watkins says: “I’m really thrilled Happily Ever Poofter has had such a great reception so far, and I can’t wait to take the show to the King’s Head.

“I’ve always loved stories about magical kingdoms and the idea of a happily-ever-after, but as I got older, I realised most of them were traditional boy-meets-girl tales. That’s why I decided I’d write my own fairytale and tell the story of a gay prince who is on a quest to find his one true love. It feels incredibly fitting that I will be performing Happily Ever Poofter during LGBT History Month, and I look forward to sharing this story of pride and acceptance with audiences.”

Denholm Spurr adds: “Rich’s brilliantly structured script has been a director’s dream-come-true. I’ve focused on the emotional journey and overarching message of the piece, ensuring that the pantomime tropes lull the audience into a false sense of security. It may have all the comedic moments you’d expect in a pantomime, but as audiences at Edinburgh discovered, this is much more than just a flamboyant and whimsical fairytale.”

What the critics say about Happily Ever Poofter:

★ ★ ★ ★ ★   “this story of Prince Henry will warm your rainbow heart” – Gay Times

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll rejoice ” – Theatre Reviews

★ ★ ★ ★ endlessly entertaining” – Jack The Lad Magazine

Website: www.happilyeverpoofter.com

Facebook:   @happilyeverpoofter

Twitter:   @happilyeverpoof

Instagram: @happilyeverpoofter

LISTING INFORMATION

HAPPILY EVER POOFTER

LONDON

King’s Head Theatre Pub

115 Upper St, The Angel, London, N1 1QN

21 January-8 February 2020

020 7226 8561

https://www.kingsheadtheatre.com/

ON SALE NOW

Regan De Wynter Williams announces 2020 tour dates for Sasha Regan’s all-male H.M.S. Pinafore

By W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan

Presented by Regan De Wynter Williams Productions
 Wilton’s Music Hall 15th April – 9th May
Theatre Royal Bath 12^th -16^th May
Theatre Royal Winchester 1^st – 6^th June
Cambridge Arts Theatre 8^th -13^thJune
Exeter Northcott Theatre 22^nd – 24^th June

More dates TBC

All aboard for another seafaring adventure!

Sasha Regan’s critically acclaimed all-male version of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore or “The Lass That Loved a Sailor” sails into 5 ports throughout the spring and summer with more dates likely to be announced. The first port of call is Wilton’s Music Hall from 15^th April – 9^th May 2020 before sailing off to: Theatre Royal Bath 12-16 May; Theatre Royal Winchester 1-6 June; Cambridge Arts Theatre 8-13 June, and Exeter Northcott Theatre 22-24 June.

The production follows hot on the heels of the critically acclaimed, award-winning All-male The Pirates of Penzance which ran at Wilton’s earlier this year.  Pirates toured both in the UK and in Australia including at Cate Blanchett’s Sydney Theatre in 2012 where it ran in the main house for three weeks.

The award-winning team that brought the all-male The Pirates of Penzance to Wilton’s Music Hall take you below deck in a re-imagining of Gilbert and Sullivan’s fourth collaboration and first internationally acclaimed comic opera: H.M.S. Pinafore.  Sasha Regan’s production is set on a World War II ship where troops set out a distraction from the goings on above board. The captain’s daughter has fallen for a lower-class sailor.…but what lies in store for the lass and her hearty seafarer?

With infectious tunes and a beautifully constructed libretto, this wonderful comic opera deals with conventionality and the age-old conundrum of love between social classes.  Plenty of surprises and romantic capers on the high seas! 

Joyful, witty and fun for all the family! 

Sasha Regan’s all-male H.M.S. Pinafore will run at Wilton’s Music Hall from 15^th April until 9^th May 2020.  The production will then tour to The Theatre Royal Bath 12-16 May; Theatre Royal Winchester 1-6 June; The Cambridge Arts Theatre 8-13 June; and Exeter Northcott Theatre 22-24 June.

The cast will be announced shortly.

Creative team:

Director – Sasha Regan

Choreographer – Lizzi Gee

Musical Director – Henry Brennan

Design – Ryan Dawson-Laight

Lighting – Ben Bull

Libretto – W.S. Gilbert

Composer – Arthur Sullivan

Casting Director – Adam Braham Casting 

Producers – Regan De Wynter Williams Ltd
PR – Fiona Lockley

TOUR DATES

WILTON’S MUSIC HALL

Wednesday 15^th April – Saturday 9^th May

Box Office: 020 7702 2789

Online Bookings: https://www.wiltons.org.uk/whatson/615-sasha-regan-s-h-m-s-pinafore

Performances and times: 7:30pm evening performances, Mondays – Saturdays

and 2:30pm matinées on Thursdays and Saturdays.

Ticket prices: £12.50 – £32 (full price), £10 – £29.50 concessions

Address: Wilton’s Music Hall, 1 Graces Alley (off Ensign Street), London E1 8JB

Running time: 2 hours and 5 minutes, including a 20-minute interval

THEATRE ROYAL BATH

Tuesday 12^th May – Saturday 16^th May

Box office:  01225 448844

Online Bookings: https://www.theatreroyal.org.uk/event/hms-pinafore/

Performances: Tuesday – Saturday at 7:30pm, and matinées on Wednesday and Saturday at 2:30pm.

Ticket prices: £22 – £36.50

Address: Theatre Royal Bath, Sawclose, Bath BA1 1ET

THEATRE ROYAL WINCHESTER

Monday 1^st June – Saturday 6^th June 2020

Box Office: 01962 840 440

Online bookings: https://www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk/whats-on/hms-pinafore

Performances: Monday – Saturday at 7:30pm and matinées on Wednesday at 1:30pm and Saturday at 2:30pm

Ticket prices: £28 standard price, Members £24, Concessions £20, Groups (8+) £15, matinée £23, matinée members £20, matinée concessions £17, matinée groups (8+) £14
Address: Theatre Royal Winchester, 21-23 Jewry Street, Winchester SO23 8SB

CAMBRIDGE ARTS THEATRE

Mon 8^th June – Saturday 13^th June 2020

Box office: 01223 503333

Online bookings: https://www.cambridgeartstheatre.com/whats-on/hms-pinafore

Performances: Monday – Saturday at 7:45pm, matinées on Thursday and Saturday at 2:30pm.

Ticket prices: £20/£25/£30
Address: Cambridge Arts Theatre, 6 St Edward’s Passage, Cambridge, CB2 3PJ

EXETER NORTHCOTT THEATRE
Monday 22^nd June – Wednesday 24^th June 2020
Box Office: 01392 72 63 63
Online bookings: https://exeternorthcott.co.uk/calendar/hms-pinafore/
Performances: Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm, matinée on Wednesday 24^th June at 2:30pm
Ticket prices: £14 – £26
Address: Exeter Northcott Theatre, Stocker Road, Exeter, Devon, EX4 4QB

DLAP ENTERTAINMENT

IS DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE

THE FULL CAST FOR

“THE WEDDING SINGER”

STARRING

KEVIN CLIFTON

AS ‘ROBBIE HART’

AT TROUBADOUR WEMBLEY PARK THEATRE

FOR A STRICTLY LIMITED RUN

FROM 30 JANUARY – 1 MARCH 2020

DLAP Entertainment is delighted to announce the full cast for “THE WEDDING SINGER” starring Kevin Clifton which will play a strictly limited season at the newly opened Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre from Thursday 30 January until Sunday 1 March 2020.

Based on the 1998 Hollywood Blockbuster film of the same name starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, “THE WEDDING SINGER” features music from the Tony Award nominated composer of ‘Elf the Musical’ and ‘The Prom’ Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Begeulin and a book by Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy.

Joining the previously announced Kevin Clifton as ‘Robbie Hart’ is Rhiannon Chesterman as Julia. Rhiannon and Kevin previously starred together on the 2018 and 2019 UK tour of ‘Rock of Ages’. Rhiannon’s previous theatre credits include the West End production of ‘Mrs Henderson presents’ at the Noël Coward Theatre and Theatre Royal Bath. Rhiannon has also previously starred in the UK tours of ‘Grease’ and ‘Hairspray’.

Kevin and Rhiannon are joined by Erin Bell as Linda (UK tour of ‘Rock of Ages’), Andrew Carthy (‘Charlie and The Chocolate Factory’ at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and UK tours of ‘Rock of Ages’ and ‘Wedding Singer’) as George, Sandra Dickinson (‘Singin’ in the Rain’ at the Palace Theatre) as Rosie, Ashley Emerson (‘Wedding Singer’ 2018 UK tour) as Sammy, Jonny Fines (‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ UK tour, ‘Annie’ at the Piccadilly Theatre West End and UK tour) as Glen and Tara Verloop (UK tour of Club Tropicana) as Holly.

They will be joined by Simon Anthony, Andy Brady, Jordan Crouch, Vanessa Grace Lee, Paris Green, Lori Haley Fox, Morgan Jackson, Aimee Moore, Nathan Ryles and Ellie Seaton.

It’s 1985. Hair is huge, greed is good and rock-star wannabe Robbie Hart is New Jersey’s favourite wedding singer. When his own fiancée dumps him at the altar a seriously bummed out Robbie makes every wedding as disastrous as his own. Can sweet natured Julia and her best friend Holly lure Robbie out of the dumpster and back into the limelight? Or is he going to see her head off down the aisle with Wall Street bad boy Glen?

“THE WEDDING SINGER” has a book by Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy, music by Matthew Sklar and lyrics by Chad Begeulin. It is directed and choreographed by Nick Winston, designed by Francis O’Connor, lighting design is by Ben Cracknell, sound design is by Ben Harrison, musical supervision is by Sarah Travis, orchestration is by George Dyer, casting director is Jim Arnold CDG and associate director and choreographer is Ryan-Lee Seager.

LISTINGS:

Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre

3 Fulton Rd, Wembley HA9 0SP

Performances 30 January – 1 March

Tuesday – Sunday evenings, 7.45pm

Saturday matinee’s 2.30pm (apart from Saturday 1 February where the performance will be begin at 3.00pm)

Sunday performances 2.00pm & 5.30pm

Tickets from £15

To book tickets – https://www.troubadourtheatres.com/wembley-park/whats-on/the-wedding-singer

YOUNG DARLINGTON MUSICIANS TO COMPOSE AND PERFORM OWN PIECE OF MUSIC WITH WORLD CLASS ORCHESTRA

As part of the Darlington Concert Series co-produced by Orchestras Live and Darlington Hippodrome, a creative project is being held for young musicians from local Secondary schools who will compose their own piece of music to perform with the Hallé Orchestra at Darlington Hippodrome.

In workshops led by experienced Hallé musicians and Orchestras Live/Spitalfields new trainee music leader Alice Phelps, a short 5 minute piece is being devised that combines the participants and Halle musicians as an ensemble.

Hallé musicians and Alice are working with young guitar players at Haughton School in Education Village and Longfield Academy to explore the themes, structure and musical ideas of the Rodrigo Guitar Concerto.

A final workshop will take place on Tuesday 7th January at Longfield Academy in Darlington before rehearsals in the Hippodrome on Thursday 9th January culminating in the new piece opening the Halle’s concert at Darlington Hippodrome that evening, performed by the young musicians alongside those from the Hallé and soloist Craig Ogden. The young people will be given free tickets to attend the rest of the concert, so they have the opportunity to experience the full orchestra perform and hear the music used as the inspiration for the project performed live by international guitarist Craig Ogden.

The Hallé Orchestra perform at Darlington Hippodrome at 7.30pm on Thursday 9th January.

For more information or to book call 01325 405405 or visit www.darlingtonhippodrome.co.uk

Ustinov Studio hosts unique fusion of circus skills and digital art

NATALIE INSIDE OUT: Ustinov Studio, Tuesday 14 & Wednesday 15 January 2020

In the New Year, the Ustinov Studio plays host to a compelling and truly unique performance – NATALIE INSIDE OUT, a collaboration between world-class hand- balancer Natalie Reckert and digital artist Mark Morreau.

Playful, beautiful and highly skilled, NATALIE INSIDE OUT uses technology and video projection to turn conventional ideas of circus upside down and inside out, literally!

Fusing circus and interactive technologies, Natalie and Mark playfully investigate the relationship between the actual and the digitally represented body. Through a blend of live acrobatic performance, extreme close-up slow-motion video, and spoken word, they take movement on stage and transform it into projections on screen.

Natalie Reckert is a circus-maker integrating robotic movement, spoken word and hand-balancing. Since 2007 she has been using her skills to create full length shows. Following 15 years as a professional trapeze artist, Mark Morreau has become an established film-maker and photographer. They have worked together for more than ten years, drawn together by a shared desire to investigate the inner workings of the body of a circus performer. NATALIE INSIDE OUT has been developed over the last three years, in partnership with Jacksons Lane – North London’s flagship venue for contemporary circus.

NATALIE INSIDE OUT is at the Ustinov Studio on Tuesday 14 & Wednesday 15 January. Tickets are on sale now, from the Box Office on 01225 448844 or online at www.theatreroyal.org.uk

BIRD COLLEGE – CONSERVATOIRE FOR DANCE AND MUSICAL THEATRE ANNOUNCES CAVIN CORNWALL AS THE COLLEGE’S NEW PATRON

Bird College – Conservatoire for Dance and Musical Theatre today announces the appointment of Cavin Cornwall as a new patron, working alongside the President Stephen Mear and joining patrons Gary Avis, Christopher Biggins, Baroness Tessa Blackstone, Gavin Lee, Lara Pulver, John Reid, Liz Robertson and Dougie Squires OBE MVO, adding to the breadth of ambassadors within the arts.

Cavin Cornwall said today “2019 has turned out to be one of the most exciting, challenging and honourable years of my career, and my proudest moment came when Luis De Abreu, Joint Principal of The Bird College invited me to be a patron. It was an honour and a privilege to accept. I honestly believe I would not have reached my true potential without the disciplined and technical training I received throughout my years atBird College. The Founder and Principal, Doreen Bird was an inspiration to all students who passed through the college and her legacy continues to this day. By accepting this post, it is my privilege to help inspire the wealth of young talent that the joint Principals Shirley Coen & Luis De Abreu and their team of staff continue to nurture at this outstanding international conservatoire.”

Joint Principals Shirley Coen (CEO) and Luis De Abreu (Artistic Director)commented, “We are delighted that Cavin Cornwall has joined the College as a Patron. Cavin is an outstanding and award-winning stage and screen artist and is an inspirational role model for our students and graduates.  He has worked continually since graduating from Bird College during the 80’s. We are very privileged that he is lending his support to the college – we know how proud Doreen Bird would be of both his exceptional professional achievements and his appointment as a Patron. Cavin supports our commitment to ensuring that we recruit the most talented and diverse students and staff, continue to provide outstanding training, and that we do so with state-of-the-art facilities and we both look forward to working with him”.

Cavin Cornwall’s previous theatre credits include Jesus Christ Superstar (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Barbican Theatre, World Arena tour), Disney’s Aladdin (Prince Edward Theatre); The Color Purple in Concert (Cadogan Hall), Sister Act (UK tour), Little Shop of Horrors (Birmingham Rep), The Harder They Come (North America tour), Porgy and Bess (Savoy Theatre), Chicago (Adelphi Theatre), Miss Saigon (Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Fosse the Musical, The Full Monty (Prince of Wales Theatre), Ragtime (International Festival of Musical Theatre, Cardiff). His television credits includes House of Rock, and The Look of Love. And for film, Han Solo A Smuggler’s Trade, The Rise of Skywalker, Paddington 2, Les Misérables, Red Devil, and Sketch.

Bird College is a charity which was founded by Doreen Bird more than 70 years ago. It is one of the leading musical theatre colleges in London and offers conservatoire training to 600 full time students. The college has grown substantially over the last decade and works closely in partnership with the University of Greenwich and with Trinity College London, and through these partnerships ensures that students graduate with qualifications which give recognition to the quality of their education and training. Bird College ensures students are taught by the best possible teachers and that they have the opportunity to work with a range of external directors and choreographers, so they receive the most relevant, current and vibrant opportunities. The college has an outstanding national and international reputation with graduates who have a strong presence in West End Theatres, Broadway and beyond. Bird College has established itself as one of the most exciting colleges in the UK. 

www.birdcollege.co.uk  

Facebook: /WhenPerformanceCounts

Twitter: @BirdCollegeUK

Instagram: @BirdCollegeUK

YouTube: /BirdCollegeUK

Storyteller, puppeteer and artist Matthew Robins returns to Ustinov Studio with world premiere production

NICE: Ustinov Studio, Thursday 16 & Friday 17 January 2020

Highly acclaimed and multi-talented musician and artist Matthew Robins brings his world premiere production NICE to the Ustinov Studio later this month, featuring the return of his iconic character, Flyboy. If your New Year Resolution was to try to be a little more ‘nice’, then this could be just the show for you!

NICE is a NICE new show with NICE new Flyboy stories, NICE new songs, NICE characters (for example, Mr Affogato, a mystic ice cream ghost), NICE puppets, NICE made-up games to play and competitive audience puppet making (with NICE prizes!) But in case you’re worried it might be a little too NICE, there will be songs and stories about death, monsters, insects and getting bullied!

“So far out of the box that the box has disappeared … The whole thing feels like watching a silent movie in which every aspect has been created by a child genius” Guardian

Matthew Robins is an artist and musician from Cornwall. Comprising music, animation, sculpture, puppetry, and drawing, Matthew’s work has been performed and exhibited at many diverse institutions including Tate Modern and Tate Britain, The Science Museum, the V&A, the Natural History Museum, the Barbican, and the National Theatre.  As a filmmaker Matthew has collaborated with artists including Tori Amos, Passenger, Phil Collins, Brian Irvine and John McIlduff, and Led Bib. 

Matthew sporadically tours a live show performing home-made folklore with his band – songs and stories about monsters, death, love, death, and the sea . . .  Flyboy, Mothboy, Walter Knitty, Evaporina, and the Wicker Cat . . . shadow puppets, animations, made-up games, and competitive audience craft sessions.  His previous shows include Flyboy is alone again this Christmas, The Matthew Robins Show, Lullaby, Something Very Far Away, The Iron Man and most recently, Drip, a musical written with Tom Wells.

NICE is at the Ustinov Studio on Thursday 16 & Friday 17 January. Tickets are on sale now, from the Box Office on 01225 448844 or online at www.theatreroyal.org.uk

NICE is suitable for adults and older children.

SMASH HIT MUSICAL SIX

COMES TO AYLESBURY THIS FEBRUARY

The West End smash hit musical SIX written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss is currently enjoying a major nine-month tour of the UK and Ireland, appearing at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Tue 11 – Sat 15 Feb. The touring Queens are played by Lauren Drew (Catherine of Aragon), Maddison Bulleyment (Anne Boleyn), Lauren Byrne (Jane Seymour), Shekinah McFarlane (Anna of Cleves), Jodie Steele (Katherine Howard) and Athena Collins (Catherine Parr), with Alternates Jennifer Caldwell, Cassandra Lee and Harriet Watson. The cast are backed by the show’s all-female band, The Ladies in Waiting.

The SIX phenomenon shows no signs of abating. Two years to the day since the show premiered as a student production at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2017, SIX announced its Broadway transfer to the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York following sold out runs in Chicago and Boston. Back in London where SIX continues to sell every seat for every performance at the Arts Theatre, the show was nominated for five 2019 Olivier Awards including Best New Musical, Best Choreography and Best Costume Design. The show opens at the Sydney Opera House this month and productions are being planned for China, Japan, South Korea and Canada.

From Tudor queens to pop princesses, SIX sees the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their own personal tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power. The songs from the show have proved to be a chart-storming sensation. The SIX cast album is the second highest streaming cast recording in the world, racking up over 67 million streams and tracking to hot the 100 million mark by Christmas. Ann Boleyn’s song Don’t Lose Ur Head has been shared over half a billion times on the TIK TOK app.

It’s time the Queens tell their story, but act fast, tickets are selling quickly!

Call 0844 871 7607 (calls cost up to 7p per min plus you’re phone company’s access charge) or visit www.atgtickets.com/Aylesbury (bkg fee).

Presented in association with VAULT Festival – London’s biggest, boldest and adventurous arts festival – and using Fire Hazard Game’s unique blend of mobile game, real-world scavenger hunt, narrative storytelling and performers, Jekyll / Hyde is a theatrical adventure across both the virtual and real world. Players will be guided through the game by a web app on their phones to encounter a cast of characters on their way through the dark and sinister Lambeth streets.

And you could win a pair of tickets to take part – just like and share this page and like and share this post on Facebook and answer the following competition

Who wrote the book Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?

Competition closes Monday 13 January at 12.30pm

*Travel to London is not included

Fire Hazard Games, in association with VAULT Festival, present
Jekyll / Hyde
The Vaults, Waterloo
Wednesday 12th February – Sunday 22nd March 2020

Can you get away with murder?

Fire Hazard Games launches an exciting, new urban game for adults, based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s Gothic masterpiece, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Exploring schisms of identity, the unreliability of memory, moral conflict, terrible ambition, and unbridled hedonism, Jekyll / Hyde confronts players, asking what they would do if they could get away with murder.

Waking up to the aftermath of Mr Hyde, players are plunged into a thrilling world of investigation and moral ambiguity as their twisted deeds from the night before are revealed. Taking on the role of Dr Jekyll, they must retrace their steps to uncover their hidden past and make decisions about their future, all while under increasing time pressure.

Presented in association with VAULT Festival – London’s biggest, boldest and adventurous arts festival – and using Fire Hazard’s unique blend of mobile game, real-world scavenger hunt, narrative storytelling and performers, Jekyll / Hyde is a theatrical adventure across both the virtual and real world. Players will be guided through the game by a web app on their phones to encounter a cast of characters on their way through the dark and sinister Lambeth streets.

Michelle Hudson, producer at Fire Hazard, says, We’re always looking for new ways to put the audience at the heart of our stories. With Jekyll / Hyde, we’re giving audiences the chance to explore the darker sides of their own psyches. This is also Fire Hazard’s first time as part of VAULT Festival and we’re thrilled to take part in this cornerstone of London’s cultural scene.

Players can participate solo, in a pair or in a group of up to 3 – all that’s needed is a phone and a desire to play! Fire Hazard’s recent real-life immersive games include the critically acclaimed 80 Days: A Real-World Adventure, The Hunted Experience and John Le Carre’s The Circus.