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DARE FESTIVAL 5

We Demand a Better Future.
DARE Festival returns with six brand new pieces of playable theatre made for online.

RED PLANET: REVOLUTION

The year is 2119 and the Republic of Mars is finally free. As the leaders of the revolution, the future of the planet is now in your hands. Will it become a land of peace and freedom, or a war-torn wasteland?

THE CHORUS

Eleven citizens of Birmingham ask what we can do to make change and whether we can be 'on the right side of history'.

BritQuest

Our attempt to try and make sense of the government's new immigration bill.

NEWS

Our DARE Festival Shortlist

We’ve been blown away by the incredible range of submissions for DARE Festival 5! We received a total of 165 submissions from a hugely diverse range of artists from across the UK. It’s been thrilling to see the creativity and drive of all these wonderful theatremakers, and to experience the appetite for making playable theatre. […]

One Red Balloon

One Red BalloonOne small balloon. One epic journey. You’re a small balloon on an epic adventure. Fly your balloon as high as you can before it bursts. Popping clouds will get you bonus points, but if you bump into anything else, your balloon will burst! How high will you fly? A game inspired by the […]

DARE Festival 5 – Call For Artists

DARE Festival 5: We Demand A Better FutureCall For Artists Please note that applications for DARE Festival 5 are now closed, as of noon on 2nd December 2020. We’re leaving this post up for reference purposes only.  Upstart Theatre are thrilled to announce our call for artists for DARE Festival 5, which will take place […]

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