Welcome to our April Dispatches, from our very own blog!
As the sun (finally!) begins to come out, we at the Voidspace are seeing our own period of growth and renewal.
For the first time we are presenting Strange Play, a festival of experimental games and playable performance, as part of London Games Week (thank you Games London!)
In true Voidspace style, we started with one event, which grew into two, which spawned another couple, until we ended up with a programme an 20+ piece playable art exhibition, an interactive cabaret night, an online show, a strand of LARP, Jubensha and other playable performance, a makers’ meet and a pizza party…
Never say we don’t make use of an opportunity here in the Voidspace!
The online component – Seth Kriebel’s beautiful exploration show The Map and the Echo performed online for the first time, represents something particularly important to us: the chance to share work with folks outside of London (and even outside the UK – the times are US friendly, folks, just sayin’…)
We hope this is the start of finding ways to make the Voidspace more accessible to everyone.
All that is on top of getting onto the starting blocks for Voidspace Live 2026. With a programme of 40+ artists it’s looking to be the biggest one yet. Programme announcements will start in May so watch this (Void)space…
One of our favourite things about throwing ourselves into these various flavours of madness is the chance to get to see some of you in person.
We really do love meeting this wonderful community, so do say hi if you spot anyone in black looking a bit tired.
The Void loves you! 🖤
Voidspace presents
Happenings in the Void
Strange Play: London Games Week official side event (thanks Games London!)
Playable cabaret is here!
A high energy, quick fire evening of weird little games & interactive storytelling, played by a live audience in the Theatre Deli bar
- Monday 13 April
- Theatre Deli, London
- Voidspace x Gaemz: game makers’ meet
Share what you’re working on (we have a projector), meet like minded people or just see what other people are making.
Sharing is not compulsory – if you just want to come along and say hi you are very welcome!
- Free entry
- Tuesday 14 April
- Theatre Deli, London
Strange Play: Showcase A weekend-long showcase of weird little games and playable oddities.
- Games exhibition
- LARP, Jubensha, TTRPG and storytelling games (ticketed separately)
- Saturday 18 – Sunday 19 April
- Theatre Deli, London
Strange Play: Strange Pizza – following our showcase, join us for the notorious Voidspace pizza party
in a special pop up bar
- Free entry
- Sunday 19 April
- Theatre Deli, London
Tickets are now live for the Voidspace’s weekend long festival of grassroots immersive & interactive performance, and playable art
- 6-7 June
- Theatre Deli, London
Voidspace explores
Interactive arts listings
Conferences & festivals
- Jubensha Con 2026 – The world’s first first convention about English language Jubensha! Join in for expert talks and workshops and the chance to try your hand at Jubensha for yourself (additional fees apply in some cases)
- 8-9 May 2026
- Theatre Deli, London
- Escape Room Community Auction for Sarah is raising funds to support Sarah Dodd, a stalwart of the escape room community who is currently undergoing cancer treatment. Escape Room owners from across the world have donated experiences and objects that you can bid on to help raise vital funds.
In-person shows
March 2026
- Apple of Discord – Set across three floors of the grade II listed People’s Hall in Nottingham, this Trojan War-inspired immersive theatre production from Chronic Insanity theatre invites you to tackle quests, discover intimate one-on-one encounters, delve into mysteries or simply sit back and enjoy the cabaret.
- 30 March – 5 April 2026
- The People’s Hall, Nottingham
- ARCADE – Hypha Studios present a new exhibition of interactive artworks and experimental films from eleven artists (including friend of the Void Joe Strickland).
- Until 18 April 2026
April 2026
- Strange Play: The Voidspace’s mini fest of games, interactive theatre and playable oddities. See above for more details.
- Cryptic Nights: Ricochet is an interactive light and sound installation by musician and composer Paul Russell where the audience activate and shape the piece.
- 9 April 2026
- 5 Florence Street, Glasgow
- Voidspace x Gæmz is a social hangout/gathering for people into experimental media, alternative game development and general d0peshit. The first hour is spent as an icebreaker with presentations from each attendee afterwards. This time with a special void-y, London Games Fest flare.
- 14 April 2026
- Theatre Deli, London
- SUM OF OUR PARTS [WIP] from Sweet Beef Theatre is an immersive show built from real testimonies of the spaces that hold communities together.
- 17 – 18 April 2026
- Bold Theatre, London
- Journey to the End of the Night is a fae-themed race across the city where you will solve puzzles at various checkpoints across London while evading capture.
- 18 April 2026
- Jubilee Gardens, London
- Love? – An Immersive Experience by friend of the Void But Why Theatre? Is a one-on-one encounter exploring the tenderness, tensions and contradictions of connection.
- Various times, 21-22 April 2026
- Theatre Deli, London
- Alibi: Dead Air is an immersive murder mystery experience inspired by the Jubensha phenomenon. The host of a murder mystery podcast has been murdered and you must come together to figure out who the murderer is.
- 21 April – 16May 2026
- Theatre Deli, London
- The End by Colab Theatre is a live, theatrical escape room escape room experience about the final days of civilization.
- 23 April 2026
- Colab Theatre, London
- Revolution Stage: The Value of Money with Marianne Design and Entertainment – an intimate immersive theatre experience inspired by the French revolution where the value of money becomes a personal and collective decision.
- 25 April 2026
- Theatre Deli, London
- Can Meeple Escape the Neurophoria is an interactive exhibition that explores how our relationship to intelligent technologies, such as AI, are changing.
- Until 26 April 2026
- FACT Liverpool
May 2026
- You are here – A spectacular celebration of pop culture, follow the performance as it unfolds around you in an on-the-move theatrical journey where every corner holds a new story.
- Until 3 May 2026
- Southbank Centre, London
- Big Telly Jam is a one-day, collaborative workshop from Biome Collective and Arcadia for artists and games designers to explore creative technologies, digital art and immersive experiences.
- 6 May 2026
- Waters Edge, Dundee
- Handle with Care by Ontroerend Goed has no actor, no technician. A box is mailed to the theatre and the audience are in control as to how the experience is shaped.
- 7 – 9 May 2026
- Camden People’s Theatre, London
- The Shop for Mortal and All Fools a site-responsive and immersive physical theatre experience conceived by Vinicius Salles – a feminist take on Euripides’ The Bacchae.
- 14 May – 7 June
- Colab Tower, London
- Key of Dreams – highly immersive and interactive luxury 24 hour Lovecraftian experience set in a 17th century manor house, on the border of dream and waking.
- Treowen House, Wales
- Various dates, May – November 2026
June 2026
- The Rewilding of Uncle Dad is an interactive sound walk about what the structures we have grown up mean for our wild selves.
- 18 – 20 June 2026
- Bold Theatre, London
Ongoing
- Jury Games, live – play, sift through evidence and interview defendants to get to the truth. Read our conversation with creator Tom Black.
- Theatre Deli, London
- Ongoing
- Bridge Command – Ever wanted to fly your own starship? Fully interactive adventures in space from the team behind Parabolic Theatre. Read our conversation with Director Owen Kingston. Bridge Command has recently celebrated being in action for two years and has launched new Frontline Missions where participants can expect to be deployed into active warzones with intense, large-scale scenarios, tactical coordination between multiple ships and moral decisions under pressure. From 19-24 May, all other mission types will be suspended to focus on Frontline Missions and then they will become a permanent feature after that.
- Vauxhall, London
- Ongoing
Voidspace at Home
Interactive experiences in the comfort of your own home
Online events
- cirqueSaw – continue their work that explores the intersection of art and technology. Using a custom-built web platform, they create remote, interactive live experiences designed to incorporated accessibility and audience agency.
- POV: You are an AI achieving consciousness invites the you to go beyond discussions of AI in modern life to become an artificial intelligence yourself.
- 28 March, 2-3PM EDT, online via Zoom
- You have already won – it’s the end of the world and you are one of the world’s last surviving billionaires! Sure, there are rules to this game, but they don’t apply to you because you have already won!
- 29 March, 2-3:15PM EDT, online via Zoom.
- labRats sees you as a rat in cage who has been outfitted with a neural implant that allows you to communicate telepathically with the other rats in your cage.
- Multiple dates and times
- POV: You are an AI achieving consciousness invites the you to go beyond discussions of AI in modern life to become an artificial intelligence yourself.
- Lennox Mutual by Candle House Collective – Welcome to Lennox Mutual: a Life En-surance company, here to help you make the most of the time you have. We offer policies – to get yours, all you have to do is make an appointment. For more information, book a one-on-one phone session. Our live representatives are trained to make you feel, make you think, and of course, make you smile. Read our conversation with Candlehouse Collective here.
- Online
- Various dates, 2026
- Telelibrary – Dial in to the Telelibrary to discover a unique piece of interactive 1:1 theatre. Read our conversation with creator, Yannick Trapman-O’Brien here
- Online
- Various dates, 2026
Play at home games
- Seven Strikes from Chronic Insanity theatre is a play at home Jubensha. Five players, with richly developed characters must investigate an attack, hide their secrets and uncover the story in this high-stakes, character led mystery. . This Kickstarter is already fully funded so supporting it will allow you access to one of a limited copy of the game.
- Tooth Fairy Inc – by Jamie Drew and Joe Strickland. Lie down in bed, put on your headphones and listen to this
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