Equally exciting is the opportunity to learn about and experience Jubensha - Chinaβs most interactive performance trend - at Jubensha Con 2026, the first English language conference dedicated to this exciting emerging (in the West at least) artform.
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The Voidspace is experiencing its own period of rejuvenation, as we jump into preparing for Voidspace Live 2026. The open call for artistsis open until the end of February, with anonline Q&A on 25 January 2026.
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For those of you who would rather experience the festival as audience participants, you have one more week to secure early bird tickets (and to give a little extra support, and secure priority registration to boot). Sign up here, while you can.
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You can also catch Voidspace 14: a new edition of our flagship interactive fiction zine.
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We are excited about what 2026 has to offer - and canβt wait to share it with you.
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Voidspace Zine
βVoidspace 14 is now live! Delve into a huge selection of literary interactive fiction.
This monthβs conversation is with Hakan Akgul, theatre maker, professional Games Master and creator of festival hit βIf You Think I Should Make Better Life Changes, Turn to Page 42β. Find out more about the power of TTRPGs, the Five Room Dungeon, and why making the transition to interactive performance led his colleagues to fear for his sanity
βSeven Strikesfrom 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.
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Conferences
βJubensha Con 2026 - The worldβs 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)
βPORTALS: immersive design, open to 18-26 year olds
18 Feb - 16 April
V&A, London; Online
βImmersive Makers Jam - Chloe Mashiter and Gryph Griffin present a day-long event focused on creating short immersive experiences. This practical workshop gives makers the opportunity to design and share original work.
23 February 2026
Bridge Command, Vauxhall, London
βLes Enfants Terribles: Immersive Theatre for Actors - work with the twice Olivier Award nominated LET for a full day and learn their approach to making and directing immersive work as well as how to prepare for an immersive audition and rehearse an immersive scene.
βLennox Mutualby 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 β 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.β
Online
Various dates, 2025
βTelelibrary- Dial in to the Telelibrary to discover a unique piece of interactive 1:1 theatre
Online
Various dates, 2025
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In-person events
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January 2026
βDante or Die: I Do - As part of Scene Change, step into a hotel and witness the havoc unfold in the final ten minutes before a wedding in this unforgettable theatrical event about family, love and chaos.
20 Jan - 6 Feb 2026
Malmaison Hotel, London
βThe Invisible Director - A city-wide immersive audio experience where London is your stage. Guided by a mysterious unknown director, you and many others become part of a performance throughout the city that unfolds in realtime.
24 Jan at 3PM
Southbank, London
βGhost In Your Ear - From Jamie Armitage, an actor arrives at a sound studio to record a new ghost story. Using binaural sound technology, the audience wears headphones so they are immersed in the terrifying auditory world of the show.
Until 14 February 2026
Hampton Theatre, London
βRevolution Stage: A shared Taste of the Revolution- presented by Sofia Briccio with a culinary collaborator , an interactive theatre and vegetarian food experience inspired by the French Revolution.
31 January 2026
Theatre Deli, London
βThe Dead by James Joyce - Adapted and directed by Louise Lowe, one of the greatest short stories ever written is turned into a wonderful piece of immersive theatre.
Museum of Literature, Ireland
Ongoing until 1 February 2026
βHitchhikers Live - A new live version of Douglas Adamsβ mind-blowingly imaginative comedy (mis)adventure, settle in for an evening of storytelling and spectacle. Hitch a ride on a passing spaceship, convince a group of inter-dimensional mice to give Earth a second chance.
Riverside Studios, London
Ongoing until 15 February 2026
βQuantum Untangled - Through interactive artworks, immersive sculptural installations and the words of physicists, philosophers and poets, Science Gallery Londonβs new exhibition Quantum Untangled fuses art, science and extraordinary interdisciplinary research together to consider big quantum questions and reveal the power quantum possesses to transform our futures.
βPhantom Peak: The Great Undoingcomes to its final season at its Canada Water home. Explore an open world steampunk town where you can interact with actors, solve puzzles and uncover secrets.
βThe End- The world outside is lost. A theatrical escape room where you and your fellow survivors are thrown into the final days of civilization. You must work together to save the world as we know it.
14, 19, 27 Feb
Colab theatre, London
βMy Date with Pierce Brosnan + The Incredibly Playable Show- Grab your phones and join in with the most bizarre love story ever to grace the stage as Mademoiselle CafetiΓ¨re goes on a date with Pierce Brosnan - a talking dummy controlled by the audience. Plus, supporting act The Incrediblly Playable Show brings you the worldβs weirdest video games played with barcode scanners and human buttons.
6 February 2026
Theatre Deli, London
βRITUAL- by Witness Immersive is a durational immersive performance exploring Greek tragedy cycle The Oresteia. Watch Orestes, rummage through a fully-designed set filled with artefacts or sit back in the space and watch as life churns around them.
21 - 22 February 2026
Colab Tower, London
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March 2026
βBelarus Free Theatre: Kitchen Revolution- Enjoy a feast of home-cooked Soviet food and thought-provoking conversations about art, politics and more at this in-conversation event set around a dining table
31 March - 1 April 2026
The Barbican, London
βIDP x Punchrdunk - The Ministry- Created by NSCDβs MA Interdisciplinary Dance Performance course students and Maxine Doyle of Punchdrunk, The Ministry is an immersive theatrical production bringing light to darkness.
Interactive Arts Voidspace Dispatches: February 2026 - OPEN CALL CORRECTION A very kind Friend of the Void has pointed out that the last Dispatches contained a wrong link. THIS is the correct link to submit to Strange Play. Thanks everyone. Friend of the Void? Support our Patreon 3 Osprey Walk, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex BN43 5PWUnsubscribe Β· Preferences
Interactive Arts Voidspace Dispatches: February 2026 - Strange Play, farewells, and a taste of the Weird Strange Play (Voidspace), Apple of Discord (Chronic Insanity) & Song for the Vanished (London Lovecraft Festival) Things are hotting up this month, at Void Towers and beyond. We are thrilled to announce that the Voidspace will be hosting not one but TWO official side events for London Games Week - thank you Games London! First up is Strange Play: Open Mic, (Monday 13 April) a quick fire...
Interactive Arts Voidspace Dispatches: 2025 round up Unsplash 2025 has been an incredible year for the Voidspace, and for grassroots immersive and interactive art all round. Festivals first Voidspace Live Our proudest moment this year was bringing Voidspace Live back with a bang. We expanded to a whole weekend and filled Theatre Deli with interactive art. We were thrilled to draw together incredible artists and the most up for it audience we have ever seen. Thank you everyone! Indulge your...
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