Theatre

The Open Door Festival has been created with the aim of platforming artists who may have previously been excluded from programming opportunities. We’ll be holding Advisory Sessions to hear from artists and audiences about how they would like the festival to run. 

Want to vocalise your bare bones vision? Maybe you would like to hear people read your script out loud? New to this and have a curiosity about making something from scratch? Start here!

Gaby Gulliver finds herself in different universes… Can she escape and go home? A contemporary reimagining of Gulliver’s Travels told through shadow puppetry theatre.

Join a vibrant mix of local theatre-makers, comedians, dancers, musicians, actors and clowns as they step out with brand-new ideas, near-polished gems and experimental moves.

Spoken word meets dance, live music meets clowning. An intimate spectacle of identity, where being British, Iranian, and a Hip-Hop head collide.

An outrageous – and true – tale of medical misogyny, this critically-acclaimed show tells the story of patients performing ‘hysteria’ onstage in 19th century Paris.

Funny, feral, and gloriously unapologetic: a riotous celebration of women who refuse to fade quietly

Bring your sharpest wits and a sense of adventure to Mexico City where you’ll delve into dark secrets and question who you can trust.

James Rowland blends storytelling, music, comedy and even a genuine Viking helmet, in his comic ode to death, friendship and the beautiful absurdity of life.

Winner of the Untapped Award 2025, this dance-theatre work investigates the tools we use to predict and prophesy the future, from early meteorological devices to corporate trend forecasting and divination.

A journey through 3 acts exploring representation and pop culture with 4 black female performers through devised theatre, dance and lip sync.