I don’t think we’ve yet unlocked the full power of immersive experience beyond the neoliberal framing that the brilliant Adam Alston critiques. There is still so much potential for work that connects, shifts perspectives, and reimagines how we encounter performance and each other.

It’s interesting to see how the form continues to take hold across the world. It’s a reminder that, while we do embrace a range of different theatrical forms in the UK, they are rarely supported in the same way as the majority of theatre production.

Thanks Eleanor, hard to capture such a complex series of practice in one short piece. But a little contribution

I wrote this pre-production piece exploring the process and collaboration www.variablematter.com/a-deeper-loo... I need to do an update!

- Collaborating with Little Ilford School to engage young people in design-led performance and developing open access teaching materials.

- Exploring how design-led performance might inspire new forms of VR storytelling.

As part of this next phase, we’ll explore:

- Sustainable touring practices working with local and natural materials.

- How mid-scale theatre can evolve design-led storytelling to address the climate emergency.