“Nothing brilliant happens in my comfort zone.” | Ali Woods talks tackling friendship and masculinity in his debut show at Vault Festival

Tell us about the show you’re bringing to the Vault Festival. It’s a stand-up comedy hour about male friendships and how much we choose to value them or not. I personally find it difficult to summarise a show especially before it is fully written but I believe that’s the main crux of it. What’s exciting … Continue reading “Nothing brilliant happens in my comfort zone.” | Ali Woods talks tackling friendship and masculinity in his debut show at Vault Festival

“All I know for sure is that there will be an octopus.” | Siân Docksey talks stripping, mental health and climate change in Meatshapes With Feelings

Tell us about the show you’re bringing to the Vault Festival, Meatshapes With Feelings. It’s about what working as a stripper taught me about men’s mental health. Specifically, it’s about a period where I was working for a suicide prevention charity during the day and in a strip club on weekends, i.e. doing extracurricular practical … Continue reading “All I know for sure is that there will be an octopus.” | Siân Docksey talks stripping, mental health and climate change in Meatshapes With Feelings

“Some of the show might not be funny, it might instead be introspective.” | Kayla MacQuarrie talks wrestling with comedy for Crossface at Vault Festival

Tell us about the show you’re bringing to the Vault Festival. Kayla MacQuarrie: Crossface is a character comedy performance drama wrestling with masks, identity and being fashioned by context. When I was younger I was a fan of wrestling, then I wasn’t. Then I tried to be a writer, I didn’t. I got a film … Continue reading “Some of the show might not be funny, it might instead be introspective.” | Kayla MacQuarrie talks wrestling with comedy for Crossface at Vault Festival