The Situation Room returns.

Following its critically acclaimed tour in Autumn 2012, The Situation Room, Upstart’s collaboration with Oscar Mike, returns to London for a three-week run at Shoreditch Town Hall from 9-28 April. It’s 1961 and the Cold War is reaching boiling point. East and West are on a collision course as revolution erupts in the small nation of Al-Khadra. Will this [...]

The Situation Room

Oscar Mike, creators of 2011′s The Falling Sickness, invite you inside their latest immersive adventure: The Situation Room, a playful exploration of power and choice set against the background of the Cold War. You, the protagonist, will be transported to the seat of power during a moment of global tension. Responding to real-time intelligence from a [...]

Theatre Speed Date V

Upstart’s fifth Theatre Speed Date will bring together directors and writers at the Young Vic Theatre on Wednesday 20th June. A networking event with a dating twist, Theatre Speed Date is a chance for directors and writers to meet in a quick-fire environment to exchange ideas and build new relationships. Ten writers and ten directors [...]

Theatre Speed Date Leeds

Upstart’s Theatre Speed Date is heading to Leeds as part of West Yorkshire Playhouse’s New Writing Season. On Saturday 26th May, we’re bringing six writers and directors from Yorkshire and beyond together for an evening of networking at breakneck speed.The plan is simple: we put writers and directors in a room. Add some refreshment. Shake. [...]

Theatre Speed Date – Directors and Producers

Theatre Speed Date: Directors/Producers Upstart Theatre in association with Young Vic Wednesday 21st March 2012 6.00pm Club Room, Young Vic Following the initial success of Theatre Speed Date for writers and directors, this unique networking event with a dating twist returns on 21st March at The Young Vic, this time for directors and producers. Designed [...]