Applications for A Pinch of VAULT 2024 have now closed. Thank you to everyone who applied, we received a record number of applications and our programming team is loving reading about all of your brilliant work and ideas! Keep an eye on your inboxes over the next month to find out if we have a slot in the festival for you. From what we’ve read so far, this is shaping up to be an incredibly exciting and rich festival of new stories from diverse voices. Be the first to know when tickets for A Pinch of VAULT 2024 are released by signing up to our newsletter and following us on the socials: Instag ..read more

We’re super excited to announce that applications are now OPEN for A Pinch of VAULT 2024, our work-in-progress festival, which will take place at The Glitch and additional venues in the Waterloo and South Bank area from 12th February to 10th March 2024. The focus of the festival will be on new work from early & mid-career artists showcasing work that is in development. The objective is to give artists an opportunity to present work in front of a live audience within a supportive environment. Works in progress may take various forms, including first outings, script-in-hands, early stagings ..read more

We’re aware that a huge community of artists are eagerly awaiting news on the opening of applications for VAULT Festival 2024. We’ve been holding out as long as we can, but it’s time to get real with you. VAULT Festival in February & March 2024 won’t be going ahead. We’re still searching for our new home and whilst we are (hopefully) getting closer to that, we’re now at a point where the timeline for a VAULT Festival in February & March is unfeasible. We really wanted to bring you better news, and we’re aware that the loss of VAULT Festival again will have a huge impact on the developm ..read more

Get ready to unlock the secrets of London like never before with VAULT’s newest immersive experience: VAULT Quests! Embark on thrilling journeys of discovery, where you’ll find yourself engrossed in a world of intrigue, exploration, and puzzle-solving, all while traversing the historic and vibrant city of London. Every corner holds a hidden clue, every landmark conceals a mystery, and every street is a pathway to new and exciting journeys. VAULT Quests is designed to awaken the adventurer within you, as you delve into the heart of the capital city, uncovering its hidden gems and unveiling its ..read more

Ahh, househunting. We’ve all been there – scouring the internet; talking to agents; viewings (which are basically auditions these days!); negotiations; rejections… It’s a challenge, right? Well it turns out that finding a new venue is a very similar beast. Add to the mix our non-negotiables: step-free access, scale, and ‘VAULT vibes’ plus the financial challenges of being an arts charity, and you’ve basically got the Big Boss at the end of a video game. Defeatable, sure, but requiring an abundance of effort and attempts. Over the past couple of months we’ve been leaving no stone unturned in ou ..read more

We are delighted to announce the recipients of the Summerhall and Pleasance ‘Pick of VAULT’ 2023 Awards. Created in collaboration between VAULT and the two partner organisations who share a vision to create platforms where artists can launch new ideas, be bold and brave, and have a support network beneath them. The awards exist to offer supported runs at Edinburgh Fringe, with a guaranteed programming slot at Pleasance or Summerhall with a favourable box office split, a cash award and investment from VAULT Creative Arts, and in-kind, technical and marketing support from the partner organisatio ..read more

Welcome back to the #SaveVAULT monthly update! Thank you so much for your donations since our last update – please keep them coming, we still have a long way to go and every penny helps. Over the past month we’ve been continuing conversations with potential spaces and sponsors and we were really hoping we’d be able to share an exciting update with you today. However we’ve hit a few stumbling blocks along the way and whilst we’re making some progress, it feels a little like ‘2 steps forward, 1 step back’. So unfortunately we don’t have any major news to share at this point, other than to reassu ..read more

VAULT Creative Arts presents the second annual A Pinch of VAULT. More than 60 shows will appear in this year’s festival which will take place at The Glitch and Sino Thai in Waterloo, running from Wednesday 24th May – Sunday 18th June 2023. A Pinch of VAULT will feature four exciting weeks of brand new and work-in-progress theatre and comedy, giving audiences the chance to see performances for the very first time in an intimate setting. This year, the programme features two weeks dedicated to comedy [24th May – 4th June], and two weeks dedicated to theatre and performance [6th – 18th June] with ..read more

Following the record breaking success of VAULT Festival 2023, which welcomed more than 81,000 audience members to 553 shows, VAULT Creative Arts presents the second annual A Pinch of VAULT. More than 50 shows will appear in this year’s festival which will take place at The Glitch and Sino Thai in Waterloo, running from Wednesday 24th May – Sunday 18th June 2023. 2023’s programme features two festival weeks dedicated to ‘A Pinch of VAULT Comedy’ [24th May – 4th June] with the line up announced and tickets on sale today, and two weeks dedicated to ‘A Pinch of VAULT Theatre’ [6th – 18th June] wit ..read more

A month has passed since we closed the doors on a magnificent VAULT Festival 2023 – our first festival since the pandemic and our last ever festival at our original home. It was a record-breaking year for the festival, with more than 81,000 audience members coming to see 553 shows over 1,860 individual performances, presented by more than 4,000 independent artists. It featured 271 world premieres and 94 professional debuts – pretty incredible, right?! After a glorious couple of months in the tunnels, the VAULT team took a short break to rest and regroup, and now we’re back and ready to #SaveVA ..read more