By F. Dostoevsky

Adapted and Directed by Saulius Varnas

With Peter Tate

Video editing and mapping by Helena Hipólito 

Stage manager May Bucilliat 

Countries Represented: England, Lithuania, Russia, Portugal, Greece & France

A dreamer's quest for a utopian earth.

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man is a new adaptation by the award-winning Lithuanian director Saulius Varnas of one of F. Dostoevsky's most relevant short tales. This production delves into the dual worlds inhabited by our protagonist: the stark realities of life and the idealised utopia he glimpses in his dreams.

30 OCT - 9 NOV
7.30PM | 3PM | 4PM

Devised and performed by Paulina Krzeczkowska

Director Krystian Godlewski | Dramaturg Simona Gonella | Lighting Designer Amée Smith

Countries Represented: Italy, Poland & UK

How does it taste to be so boundary-less?

Woman in the Attic, inspired by the romantic topos of the mad woman, explores gender and the place of femininity in social and literary contexts. Employing spoken word, singing, and choreographed physical actions, Krzeczkowska presents an unsettling and at times comical image of femininity.

This event is part of a double bill running as part of the Voilà! Theatre Festival. 

Tue 12 NOV | 8.20 PM
Wed 13 NOV | 8.20 PM
Thurs 14 NOV | 7 PM

Created and performed by Christina Appana

Director Simon Ratcliffe | Producer & Lighting Designer Darren Knapton | Sound Designer Nick Webb

Countries represented: England & Greece

A dark comedy with a blend of coffee... and murder!

What happens when a walking Greek tragedy comes to Brexit Britain? This is Not Medea is a triggering dark comedy about passports, pints, a global pandemic, arts, the lack of arts, the lack of toilet paper... and murder.

This event is part of a double bill running as part of the Voilà! Theatre Festival. 

Fri 15 NOV | 7 PM

Performance by Paula Rodríguez & Arthur Astier (AURIC) | Dramaturgy and Direction Paula Rodríguez | Original Music Arthur Astier

Countries represented: France & Spain

Golden Age songs & tales of fearless women

Mystical Ecstacy, immerses audiences in the works of 17th-century Iberico-American female writers through bilingual spoken-word and contemporary music, celebrating their endeavors and sharing their wisdom today. Embracing Universal Design principles from the outset, the show ensures accessibility and understanding for diverse audiences.

This event is part of a triple bill running as part of the Voilà! Theatre Festival. 

Sat 16 NOV | 7 PM
Sun 17 NOV | 6 PM

By Anton Chekhov

Director Justin Butcher | Performers Justin Butcher, Stephen Guy Daltry & Rupert Mason | Sound design by Sebastian Frost | J.Productions Milan

Countries represented: Italy & UK

Chekhov's piquant blend of laughter & absurdity.

Anton Chekhov was first known as a writer of short comedies on themes of love, marriage and domestic absurdity. The Bear, Swansong and The Evils of Tobacco, are three of his finest, funniest vaudevilles. This stylish, uproarious new production premiered in Milan in January 2024 to great acclaim.

This event is part of a double bill running as part of the Voilà! Theatre Festival. 

20 - 30 NOV
7 PM | 3PM | 4 PM

Created and directed by Helena Hipólito 

Performed by Ana Banha | Music Director Mitsu Sousa | Music composer Bráulio 

Countries Represented: Angola & Portugal

A true, poetic and (sur)real story.

'The African sky is much bigger than ours - it crushes us.' Ludo (Portugal 1925 - Angola 2010)

LUDO is a bilingual one-woman show telling the (sur)real life story of Ludovica "Ludo" Fernandes Mano. After Angola's independence in 1975, Portuguese Ludo barricaded herself and her dog inside her sister's apartment on the top floor of "The Building of the Envied" for 28 years. This bilingual one-woman show uses Ludo's diary entries, poetry, and multimedia to tell the remarkable story of her self-sufficiency and resilience.

This event is part of a double bill running as part of the Voilà! Theatre Festival. 

Tue 12 NOV | 7 PM
Wed 13 NOV | 7 PM

Created and performed by Timotei Cobeanu

Director & Composer Michael Crean | Associate Director Helena Hipólito | Movement Direction Erika Sviderskyte | Photography Erika Sviderskyte

Countries represented: England Lithuania, Portugal & Romania

Comatose visions of a broken immigrant heart.

Stuck in the vortex of a hostile town, Danny - a young, unknown immigrant - takes London by storm in an attempt to make sense of his hidden, troubled past while grappling with a deeply uncertain future. Absurdist romance, urban nightmares and immersive soundscapes collide in this ‘Impressive debut.’ (Scotsman)

This event is part of a double bill running as part of the Voilà! Theatre Festival. 

Thurs 14 NOV | 8.20 PM
Fri 15 NOV | 8.20 PM

Movement direction, staging/design, producing Clare Parker | Moving image and projection Emilio Mula | Music composition and performance Ric Byer | Cast members Willa Faulkner, Winona Guy, Malin Kvist, Clare Parker Costume Ellen Conrad & Clare Parker

Countries represented: Canada, Spain, Sweden & UK

NooN are a cross-disciplinary collective seeking to push the boundaries of where multi-artform work can be presented, and concerned with the subconscious and the deep ecological communication of the natural world.

A multi-sensory dive into the fantastic world of fungi!

'I have little to say because your performance touched deeper than words – beautiful, loved the shimmering movement, sound, video.' Audience Review 

This event is part of a triple bill running as part of the Voilà! Theatre Festival.

Sat 16 NOV | 5 PM
Sun 17 NOV | 4 PM

Writer/Director Nefeli Kentoni | Performers/Devisers Santi Guillamon, Pablo Temboury, Fatima Rodriguez, Ludovica Tagariello, Maria Masonou, Tomio Shota, Gaia Debuchy | Movement Direction Maria Masonou

Costume Design: Ting Huang | Scenography: Nefeli Kentoni & Veronika Hadjistefanou | Knitted Designs: Veronika Hadjistefanou | Music Composition: Manos Stratis | Sound Design & Mixing: Evagoras Bekiaris

Countries represented: Cyprus, France, Italy, Japan, Peru & Spain

A mountain enters the stage.

A Body blasts a Mountain. A Woman cries in a desert. The last two Survivors fight for a place in history. A Memory is begging the audience to not forget her. Bodies on stage try to tidy up the world. And amid these scenes, a procession led by the Psychopomp descends into the five rivers of Hades.

This event is part of a triple bill running as part of the Voilà! Theatre Festival.

Sat 16 NOV | 8.30 PM
Sun 17 NOV | 7.30 PM

By Dario Fo

Director Justin Butcher | Performers Justin Butcher, Stephen Guy Daltry & Rupert Mason | Sound design by Sebastian Frost | J.Productions, Milan

Countries represented: Italy & UK

Zany satire of Milanese nocturnal slapstick.

In this brand-new English-language production, award-winning UK playwright & director Justin Butcher brings Italian theatre legend Dario Fo’s zany comedy of dustbin men, naked ambassadors and nocturnal slapstick from Milan to London, undressing the social hierarchy.

This event is part of a double bill running as part of the Voilà! Theatre Festival. 

20 - 30 NOV
8.20 PM | 4.20 PM | 5.20 PM