Plays from Vault 6: Five New Plays from Vault Festival

By Eloka Obi, Saul Boyer, Joe Sellman-Leava

An anthology of five of the best plays from VAULT Festival 2023, London's leading festival of live performance.

Fanboy by Joe Sellman-Leava is a love-hate letter to pop culture and nostalgia. A five-star hit at the Edinburgh Fringe, it's the story of a thirty-something, self-confessed nerd - obsessed with Star Wars and Nintendo - asking why his generation can't let go of their childhoods.

Five Years with the White Man by Eloka Obi and Saul Boyer is a startling account of satirist ABC Merriman-Labor - the greatest Black Briton ever to have been forgotten - whose dreams of becoming the greatest writer of his generation lead him on a defiant journey from Sierra Leone to Edwardian London.

Honour-Bound by Zahra Jassi is a powerful solo show about family, anti-Blackness, and what we're willing to sacrifice for love. After Simran loses her friend to honour-based violence, she has to answer some life-changing questions: will she and her boyfriend be able to live safely ever after?

How We Begin by Elisabeth Lewerenz is a tender exploration of love, queerness and identity. Helen and Diana are perfect for each other: they've both got good degrees, busy jobs and nice flats. There's just one small problem - Diana's got a boyfriend.

I Fucked You in My Spaceship by Louis Emmitt-Stern is a razor-sharp comedy-drama about sex and relationships. Two couples each invite a stranger into their homes with the hope of sparking new life. Instead, they find themselves threatened by alienation, abduction and invasion...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1839040602
• ISBN13: 9781839040603
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Nick Hern Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.0" x 7.7"