VOILA! THEATRE FESTIVAL 2026

CONNECTING BORDER-BUSTING THEATRE TO CITIZENS OF EVERYWHERE

2 – 22 NOVEMBER, London

at The Cockpit, Barons Court Theatre, Canal Cafe Theatre, Etcetera Theatre, The Playground Theatre, The Space Theatre, Theatro Technis & Upstairs at the Gatehouse  

Fringe theatre; but global.

This November, Voila! Theatre Festival continues its signature multi-venue, panlingual celebration of bold, boundary-crossing performance. Our vibrant line-up includes international artists, emerging voices, established innovators, and fearless theatre-makers exploring the ideas shaping tomorrow. From intimate performances to ambitious new work, Voila! remains a meeting point for cultures, creativity, and theatrical innovation.

Join us for three weeks of performances, scratch nights, live streams, workshops, and special events, including:

  • Thessaloniki Fringe Award Winners Dis Èquilibre’s Show Binary Lives –  Where fate takes us, a physical theatre piece about two strangers meeting at train station 
  • Theatre Deli’s Residency winner BLONDIE BLUE EYES, an absurdist play combining elements of slapstick, movement and drag, by Romeo Lau 
  • Critically Acclaimed Object theatre Show The Gummy Bears’ Great War  by Batsifera
  • Windows of Displacement by by Akeim Toussaint Buck,  merging song, dance and poetry exposing an empire ruled world
  • How to Cry in a House Full of Children , a contemporary play by Uruguayan playwright Victoria Vera brought to the UK by True Life productions 
  • Panel Talk: Staging the (Un)translatable: Global Voices and Panlingual Dramaturgies led by Dr. Jozefina Komporaly in collaboration with UAL Wimbledon College of Arts

See a show,  join a discussion. Help grow London’s transnational theatrical conversation – all languages, dialects, slang, patois, accents, and even the occasional swear word are welcome. 

Follow us on our socials @voilafest and join our mailing list to keep up to date.

We can’t wait to see you at Voila!

Dave Wybrow, Katharina Reinthaller & Fae Fichtner

Voila! Theatre Festival is produced by The Cockpit and supported by United Colleges Group.

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