Intimate Encounters
New Venture Theatre
This sounds complicated and interesting, a show which claims to create individually tailored performances, as the actors respond to the individual spectators’ reactions. Each performance lasts around 45 minutes and is staggered throughout the evening. This is the kind of thing that terrifies me, to be frank, I get scared of interacting with performers. But I reckon it’s definitely one for everyone else out there. Because let’s face it, not many people are as pathetically girly as I am about these things.
New Venture Theatre, 20–25 May, times vary, £7.50 (£6.50 NVT members), fpp 24

Bacchic
Actors of Dionysus
You all know The Bacchae. Yes, you do. You know. By Euripides. That Greek chap. Right, well, this is a modern, up to date version of that, incorporating music, theatre and circus. This show has been glowingly reviewed, as has pretty much any show by Actors of Dionysus. If physical theatre’s your thing, this is one you probably don’t want to miss.
Komedia, 11 May, 8:00pm (9:00pm), £10.00 (£8.00), fpp 24

Short Cuts
We like short works here at ThreeWeeks. It’s because we all have very short attention spans. Really, we do. Now. What was I saying? Ah, yes. Short Cuts. Four short and experimental works by emerging artists Sonja Jokiniemi, Drunken Masks, Augusto Corrieri, and Matt Jackson, and they all sound really intriguing. If you’re reading this, you’ve missed their first performance, but you’ll very likely make the second. So what are you waiting for? Step to it.
Nightingale Theatre, 3 & 20 May, 7:30pm (8:50pm), £8.50 (£6.50), fpp 25