From January - May 2023, we are excited to present the third season of our celebrated rapid development programme SHIFT+SPACE. 

Described as “a space for genuine experimentation and play” and “an invaluable opportunity” by previous artists in the programme, SHIFT+SPACE is a unique take on work-in-progress programming, which offers artists an opportunity to present their performance on a Friday and incorporate audience feedback over a 24 hour period before presenting again on Saturday evening. 

Opening on 20th January with the gender and genre-bending plewds by Katherine Payne, Spring 2023 will be Theatre Deli’s largest SHIFT+SPACE season to date, showcasing performances from 14 companies. A non-prescriptive programme,  SHIFT+SPACE offers artists a chance to experiment and play with audience interaction. This season, audiences will join as a collective body in you wake up / octopus, influence the unique experience of those who come after them in climate change commentary Your Progress Will Be Saved and deconstruct and rebuild Hamlet in role-playing game Play Upon Me.

The flexible call out for SHIFT+SPACE allows artists to explore their own ideas, including autobiographical themes of identity from gender norms and queerness to trans journeys and the meaning of family. Performances in the line-up ask questions around hidden disabilities, colonialism and even the murky world of insurance brokering, while genres range include dance, music, cabaret and VR.

Since opening in Autumn 2021, SHIFT+SPACE has supported 19 companies, granting many their first ever performance opportunity. The programme includes free access to a package of resources including five days of space, technical expertise and marketing support to help them move their work-in-progress to the next stage. On top of this, artists keep 100% of the Box Office, which many have cited as particularly useful in the current economic climate. 

“SHIFT+SPACE continues to be an exciting, intensive testbed, the centrepiece to our ongoing London artistic offer, focused in on getting extraordinary new work in front of audiences at an early stage, and getting immediate responses so that artists can try things out straight away. I can't wait to see this latest batch taking over our Leadenhall Street space.”

David Ralf, Executive Director & CEO of Theatre Deli 

Find out more about SHIFT+SPACE here. 

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SHIFT+SPACE Spring 2023 

20-21 January plewds by Katheryn Payne Funny | Dark | Queer  Find out more and book now	10-11 February Abigails Adventures in Boston or: An Invocation of the Goddess Babylon by Jordana Belaiche  Queer | Witch | Rebellion Find out more and book now
17-18 February Your Progress Will Be Saved by Shepard Tone       Fun | Interactive | Ghosts Find out more and book now	3 - 4 March The Dive at Wax Cave by Stormjar  Ambient | Chilling | Mind-Bending Find out more and book now
10 - 11 March Retraced by Fuse  Interactive | Immersive | Collaborative  Find out more and book now	17-18 March [RADIOPHONICS] by Eva Collins  Idiots | Wannabe | Clever  Find out more and book now
24-25 March you wake up / octopus by Mushmoss Collective   Immersive | Magical | Playful Find out more and book now	31 March-1 April  Woo Woolf by Xiaonan Wang Curious | Cheeky | Lyrical Find out more and book now
7-8 April Big Zeus Energy by Christiaan Hendriksen  Momentous | Life- Changing | Bonkers Find out more and book now	14-15 April Post-Incident-Product by Pip Williams  Choose | Your | Policy Find out more and book now
28-29 April Self-Made Man by Cas Potterton Insightful | Celebratory | Honest Find out more and book now	5-6 May Next Of Kin by Hannah Calascione & Emily Jones Verbatim | Queer | Motherhood Find out more and book now