All the shows we imagined for our 2020 Festival that didn’t quite make it to the stage.
January
Everything you need to know about the Imaginary Festival 2020. Visit our 2020 Festival page for information about our 51 live and online events in 2020.
July
Performed exclusively in the Imaginary Festival. A powerful new performance investigating climate crisis, the impact of environmental change on human displacement, migration and our attitudes towards otherness.
September
Performed exclusively in the Imaginary Festival. An opera about the yeti, horror, and the fear and misunderstanding of the unknown.
Performed exclusively in the Imaginary Festival. What might have happened if space travel had taken a different course?
Performed exclusively in the Imaginary Festival. “I know you are, but what am I?" A playful look at the stories we retell and squabbles that get stuck on repeat, where observers become players in the story.
Performed exclusively in the Imaginary Festival. Based on Herman Hesse's novel, this is a meditative piece about finding the truth of our existence in the place that we are.
Performed exclusively in the Imaginary Festival. A relationship played out via answering machines... two who are forced to live separately, and miss each other continuously, in more ways than one.
Performed exclusively in the Imaginary Festival. An opera for the Reddit generation. Built on found texts including Sappho, Andrea Dworkin, and the unedited comment threads appearing on pornographic subreddits.
Performed exclusively in the Imaginary Festival. Two people who are emotionally unfamiliar with one another learn to do more than 'loving with the eyes,' forming a deep emotional connection through the pursuit of truth.
Performed exclusively in the Imaginary Festival. BYMT are dreaming and more will be shared soon. A chamber opera of high energy physical theatre and complex musical harmonies based on Christina Rossetti’s famous tale.
