14/48 Leicester

1448 Leicester. The World's Quickest Theatre Festival. Below this title are actors in their with very expressive facial expressions and gestures.

The World’s Quickest Theatre Festival bringing 14 world premiere plays to life in just 48 hours. 70 theatre makers come together to create 14 brand new plays in just 48 […]

WORD! May Edition

WORD! written over a scene of a performance taking place in the courtyard in the evening.

WORD! is a 24 year old, Leicester based and UK Saboteur nominated, poetry and spoken word organisation. They deliver one of the longest running poetry events in the UK, alongside […]

Rebel Sparks: Take Flight

A women in a silver outfit and yellow neck roof, flying through the air with a kick in a dark room on yellow aerial ropes.

This event is part of The Spark Festival 2026 Take Flight is a stunning aerial theatre show for 0-2 year olds and their grown ups. The story follows a musical […]

Fixing by Wild Open Hearts

A red headed person in a blue boiler suit and yellow heels, laying in a open-top car in a mechanics station.

When Matt was little, their dad bought a classic car. A 1952 Sunbeam Talbot Mark II. Dad had ideas that he and Matt would do it up, repair, rebuild together. […]

Paula Varjack: Nine Sixteenths

A black woman in monochrome, drawn over with gold lines to emphasis her hair and suit.

In 2004, in the SuperBowl halftime show finale, 23 year old Justin Timberlake ripped off 37 year old Janet Jackson’s top. Her breast was exposed on screen for nine sixteenths […]

Ishi Khan: Ask Granny

Family fun alert! Granny’s got advice, games, and giggles waiting just for you! A hit at family festivals, ‘Ask Granny’ is a laugh-out-loud, interactive show starring NaanE—the playful, fruit-loving granny […]

Magic Gareth: BALLOONATIC

A white man in a suit surrounded by balloon animals looking up happily.

Ever wanted to see a balloon fly on its own? Witness the biggest balloon in the world? (and a whole load of other things that you really shouldn’t try at […]