Part of the Main announce trio of shows at VAULT Festival 2023

Part of the Main have announced a trio of shows running at VAULT Festival 2023.

Part of the Main (POTM) is a theatre company that champions new writing, emerging artists and gender equality with new work that’s political, provocative and accessible.

The diverse and engaging productions will run over three weeks starting with Bloody Mary: Live! (24 – 29 January) which sees Mary Tudor work on her reputation.

Shortlisted for the 2020 Les Enfants Terribles Award and fresh from Edinburgh Fringe, where the show as named one of The Guardian’s Top 20 ‘shows you shouldn’t miss’, Bloody Mary: Live! is a smart, irreverent blend of stand-up comedy and a one-woman show written and performed by Olivia Miller.

Bloody Mary: Live! will resonate with anyone who has ever fought with their parents, struggled with their siblings, or ever wanted to burn it all down. It’s historical fiction, a stand-up set, and a coming-of-age story all in one. By transporting one of England’s most infamous queens into Gen Z, the show investigates how women in power have been considered through the ages and how they still fight to be heard today.

Next up is All By Myself (7 – 12 February) about a social media influencer alone in her flat at the end of the world.

With the world as she knows it rapidly disappearing, the influencer’s everyday movements around her flat become more and more urgent to her self-definition. What will she do when her audience stops logging on to watch? When the wifi goes out? Or when everything goes out? This movement-led solo show is an innovative new wordless play about being your best self when no one will watch.

Completing the line up is The Tinker (14 – 19 February) Written by exciting newcomer Olivia Foan (unsettling, evocative and wonderfully bold – Finborough Theatre), The Tinker is a twisting, unsettling tale that asks what we are willing to believe about the strangers at our door.

The Tinker is based on a true crime case from 1912 and despite the hundred-plus years that have passed since then, the play highlights some of the same cultural pressures around morality, meritocracy and motherhood experienced today, unravelling the ripple effect of these beliefs.

For more information and tickets, visit vaultfestival.com