Voila! Theatre Festival is a multi-venue umbrella fringe festival in London, focusing on migrant led work and shows using multiple languages.
Below are the venues taking part this year, you can find more details in the Eventotron Venue Finder section, once you have submitted your application with information about your show.
Please make sure you enquire with a venue on Eventotron by the 13 April, otherwise your application can not be considered.
ARCHES LANE THEATRE
Arches Lane Theatre is a vibrant 100-seater under the railway arches of Chelsea Bridge, on the new Battersea Power Station development. An end-on, raked auditorium, Arches Lane presents a variety of shows, from children’s theatre to scripted drama and late evening cabaret.
Our stage is 7m wide and 5m deep, with a ceiling height of 5 m at the top of the arch. The stage is modular decks raised 50 cm from the floor.
BARONS COURT
With global new writing and works in translation featuring regularly in our programming, Barons Court Theatre is one of the go-to homes for international theatre work visiting this sunny island. We’re looking for theatre that’s bold, writers that are hot in their home countries, and plays that have the potential to be the next big thing. We welcome plays staged in their original language as well as in translation. We champion migrant-led theatre and our programming is also open to diaspora artists based in the UK.
THE COCKPIT
The Cockpit, the home of Voila! since the festival’s beginning in 2012, is a “theatre of ideas and disruptive panache.” Dysfunctional times need a fully-functioning theatre with things to say. A theatre for London of useful, progressive ideas for the future.
ETCETERA THEATRE
The Etcetera is an award-winning pub theatre, established in 1986. Since the day we first opened, we’ve established a reputation for hosting and supporting London’s most thrilling new fringe theatre, comedy, cabaret and musical acts. For thirty seven years we have provided an essential springboard for theatre companies, comedians and performers looking to launch themselves into the arts industry.
THE PLAYGROUND THEATRE
The Playground Theatre is envisioned as a dynamic space where artists from diverse backgrounds converge to foster collaboration and craft innovative, daring, and imaginative works within a secure environment. Our mission is to champion the incubation and collaboration of new works on both the international and national stages, cultivating a fertile ground for creativity.
THE SPACE THEATRE
We want to work with vibrant, passionate and talented theatre makers. We want to help them stage successful shows, develop as artists and connect with their audience. As an organisation, we are courageous, creative and inclusive and we look for the same qualities in the artists we work with.
THEATRE DELI
Theatre Deli has a focus on supporting emerging artists, companies and communities whose identities, backgrounds, disciplines or work are underrepresented in theatre. We want to programme work that inspires new perspectives and demands action. We want you to experiment, explore, participate and take creative risks in an environment where it’s as joyful and meaningful to fail as it is to succeed.
THEATRO TECHNIS
Founded in 1957 by George Eugeniou, Theatro Technis has been an independent company and venue for over six decades. Nestled between King’s Cross and Camden, the 120 seater venue has a rich history of celebrating both local and international artists. At its heart, the venue is dedicated to serving its diverse and dynamic community.
CANAL CAFE THEATRE
Award-winning Canal Café Theatre has been perched on the edge of the Regent’s Canal since the 70’s. It is a renowned comedy, cabaret and theatre venue and over the years has helped launch some of the biggest names in Comedy ranging from the League of Gentlemen to Miranda Hart. Home to Guinness World Record-Breaking NewsRevue, this 60 seat theatre is based above the charming Bridge House Pub.
UPSTAIRS AT THE GATEHOUSE
Upstairs at the Gatehouse is an award-winning Off West End theatre in Highgate Village, North London. Since 1998, we’ve presented a varied programme of musicals, plays, opera, and more in our 122-seat Victorian auditorium.
A regular home for established fringe companies, we also focus heavily on supporting early-career artists, innovative revivals, and new writing.
