This year sees the biggest ever VAULT Festival, and with over 300 shows to choose from the possibilities are endless. We’ve picked five productions worth seeing in Week 3.
An Act of Kindness (Until 11th February)
Theatre Weekly’s Best of The Fest – New Writing, Edinburgh 2017
Two strangers meet at a bus stop. Martin, a successful young professional, leads a wildly different life to Leila, a daydreaming waitress at a greasy spoon. Living amidst the chaos of London, both struggle with what is expected of them as a man, as a woman, and where they fit into society.
The Thing That Came to Dinner (Until 9th February)
In a snowbound manor-house an elegant dinner party is in full swing. But one guest is intent on more than just sophisticated repartee – one guest was not invited at all – one guest is a flesh-eating shape-changing space-beast from beyond the stars!
2 Become 1 (Until 10th February)
Get your butterfly clips and body glitter ready for the ultimate party! It’s the late nineties and Jess has been dumped by her perfect man, so her friends take her on a big night out with a twist – speed dating! What better way to unbreak a heart than to meet a man a minute? With songs from The Spice Girls, All Saints and B*Witched, 2 Become 1 gets you up on your feet and dancing the night away in this feel-good comedy musical, fit to burst with hilarity, heartbreak and good old fashioned girl power!
The Poetry We Make (Until 11th February)
What happens when the person you love announces their gender transition? When Elliott discovers the love of her life Robin has started to transition to become a woman, her world turns upside down. With the help of her hero and spirit guide Dolly Parton, Elliott examines the memories of the man she loved – re-imagining what it means to be a woman, and what it means to be in love.
Be Prepared (Until 11th February)
Tom’s a mess. Mr Chambers keeps phoning asking for a Funeral Director. Tom is not a Funeral Director. This is how getting one digit wrong can change a person’s life, forever. Conversations become confused. Memories start to intertwine and unravel, and two strangers unwittingly help each other to un-forget and connect to the people they loved, in this ‘gloriously funny’, ‘wonderfully human’ and ‘magnetic’ solo show.
VAULT Festival Tickets can be purchased here.
