Dementia Action Week, the awareness campaign led by Alzheimer’s Society, runs from 18th-24th May – and there’s lots going on to help us all act together on dementia.
Have Patients with Vamos Central!
Join Vamos Central, our experienced group of actors and performers with mild to moderate learning disabilities, for a brand-new summer performance, Have Patients, staged at the University of Worcester this June.
We’re creating a training film with Virtual Schools
Following our previous film projects with care experienced young people, we’ve been commissioned by eight Virtual Schools to create a training film about the impacts of school suspensions and exclusions.
Exploring consent with Sense
We’ve had a fascinating and impactful first year of a three year commission from the leading disability charity, Sense, to explore the theme of consent with its service users.
Welcoming Christina and Mel
Vamos Theatre is delighted to soon be hosting Christina Eskridge and Melanie Cohn, two prominent US artists in health and care, for an exchange visit to the UK.
Hats off to Creake Encounters!
A huge thank you to members of Creake Encounters, a community group of people living with dementia and their friends, for taking on the making of colourful scarves for our care home resource, Joy in a Box.
Roll out the red carpet for Module 3
This month we’ve launched the 3rd module on our digital learning platform, maskED. Boy on the Roof The Film gives online access to our award-winning show about ADHD plus there’s 10% off all modules throughout Feb!
Sarah Hawkins is our new Executive Producer
We’re delighted to announce that Sarah Hawkins has become our new Executive Producer, beginning her role this month.
Rachael joins Lori La Bey on the Alzheimer’s Speaks podcast
Our Artistic Director Rachael Savage was delighted to join Lori La Bey, American agent for change in dementia care, on her Alzheimer's Speaks podcast series.
A room full of talent and energy
Congratulations to the joyous, warm and talented group of artists from across the globe who took part in our Revealing the Mask weekend residency, part of MimeLondon 2026
Help us celebrate NAPA’s Year of Culture
On January 23rd 2026, we’ll be at the National Activity Providers Association’s 2026 Conference, where we’ll be running a stall as well as creating joy and hilarity with our Walkabout characters.
Come and join us at MimeLondon
We often find exciting new performers through our talent development workshops at MimeLondon. This year, the two day residency will be led by our Artistic Director, Rachael Savage.
End of a great term at Vamos Central!
Vamos Central, our drama group for people with mild to moderate learning disabilities, has had a brilliant autumn term. Here’s the latest on what the group's been up to and plans for 2026.
This month at Vamos Central
Read the latest about Vamos Central, our drama group for people with mild to moderate learning disabilities, and what its members have been up to this month.
Celebrating Sharing Joy
Thank you to all the people living with dementia, care home staff, families and venues that have supported us on our recent tour of Sharing Joy, a vibrant and colourful show created for people living with dementia, learning disabilities and other neurological conditions.
Join us at an AQA Curriculum Connect session
Our Creative Producer, Honor Hoskins, is leading an online AQA Curriculum Connect drama session this Thursday, discussing how mask and nonverbal theatre benefit students' physical theatre and devising skills.
Congratulations to our Elevate artists
Huge congratulations to all our Elevate 2025 cohort for a truly joyous, creative and inspirational residency at Outdoor Arts 101 last week.
Sharing Joy heads out on the road
We're delighted to have loaded up the van and set out on our 2025 tour of Sharing Joy, a show for people living with dementia, learning disabilities and other neurological conditions.
Welcome to our Elevate 2025 Cohort
A huge welcome to the 2025 cohort of early career artists, chosen from national workshops to take part in Vamos Theatre's Elevate programme.
Come and see an Elevate performance
Join our 2025 Elevate Early Career Artists this September for a free mask and physical theatre performance on the streets of Newbury, exploring the good, the bad and the brilliance of falling in and out of love.
We’ve been making Mischief
Thank you to all the welcoming and wonderful care homes that have just hosted Mischief, our interactive performance for people with sensory issues, learning disabilities and/or autism, and those living with dementia.
Celebrating NAPA’s National Day of Arts in Care Homes 2025
A big shout out to the National Activity Providers Association (NAPA) for launching this year’s National Day of Arts in Care Homes on September 24th.
Welcome to the Mischief team!
As part of our Culture Change in Dementia Care initiative, we’re taking our interactive performance, Mischief, out on tour next week. Welcome to the team!
Join the Vamos Central Summer School!
Come and join us this summer for our Summer School for adults and young people with mild to moderate learning disabilities. It's a chance to learn theatre skills and have a lot of fun!
Announcing Culture Change in Dementia Care
We are proud to be launching our ground-breaking, transformative support for dementia care, promoting skills of compassion, insight, listening and trust-building.
Congratulations to Vamos Central!
A big shout out to everyone from Vamos Central for making its summer sharing, House of Fun, such a success.
Welcome to the House of Fun
Come and support Vamos Central, our drama group for people with mild to moderate learning disabilities, as they perform their summer sharing, House of Fun.
Boy on the Roof available to watch online
Following its hugely successful tour of the UK, our award-winning show about ADHD, Boy on the Roof, is now available to watch online.
Announcing Elevate, our new programme for Early Career Artists
We're delighted to announce the launch of Elevate, our new learning programme designed to train and inspire early career artists who are interested in non-verbal, physical theatre making.
Empathising with ADHD
To coincide with Neurodiversity Celebration Week (17th-23rd March), we've launched our new training workshop, Empathising with ADHD, created to build understanding and awareness of the ADHD experience.
Boy on the Roof heads out on tour
A huge thank you to the Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton for hosting the opening performances of our 2025 tour of Boy on the Roof.
Vamos Central has space for new members
Our popular drama group for people with mild to moderate learning disabilities, Vamos Central. has two spaces available from this term onwards.
We are leaving X/Twitter
We have made the decision to cease using the Twitter/X platform. This is our considered response to the changes at X that have significantly impacted user safety and which no longer align with our organisational values.
Vamos Theatre is at NOAHCON, USA
This week, our Artistic Director Rachael Savage is delivering a talk and workshop at NOAHCON, the National Organisations of Arts in Health conference taking place in Texas, USA.
Welcome to our new Boy on the Roof cast
A big Vamos Theatre welcome to our three new cast members, who’ll be taking Boy on the Roof on the road in early 2025.
Boy on the Roof tour dates are out now!
We are delighted to announce that our production, Boy on the Roof, will be retouring to UK venues in February and March 2025.
Vamos Theatre shortlisted in National Dementia Care Awards
We are delighted to be finalists in the category of Outstanding Approach to Supporting People Living With Dementia Using Creativity and the Arts.
Welcome to Aadil
A huge Vamos Theatre welcome to Aadil Din, who has joined us as Creative Engagement Co-ordinator.
Introducing our new Emerging Artists for 2024
A great big Vamos Theatre welcome to this year’s Vamos Emerging Artists, who have been chosen to attend a four-day full mask residency with us at 101 Outdoor Arts, Newbury in July.
We’re partnering with PrimeLife
Vamos Theatre has teamed up with care home providers PrimeLife to develop a unique programme of training, with the aim of helping staff revisit their skills of empathy, trust, listening and insight.
Welcome to our new Executive Producer
A big Vamos welcome to our new Executive Producer, Ellie Turner, who joins the Vamos Theatre team from this summer.
This year’s environmental journey
This April, we completed Year Two of our Environmental Action Plan – we’d love to share with you how we've done.
Vamos Central presents Same World, Different Day
Come and see the latest performance by our drama group for adults with mild to moderate learning disabilities, Vamos Central.
Support Honor running the London Marathon
Our Creative Producer is running the LM this weekend to raise money for the National Eczema Society. Go Honor!
We’ve made the Muddy Stilettos Regional Finals!
There's still time to vote us into the grand finals - the closing date is Thursday, April 18th at 1pm.
We’re partnering with Walsall Virtual School
We're delighted to be partnering with Walsall Virtual School to create a film that helps support care-experienced young people transition from primary to secondary school, working with young people between 10 and 14 years old.
Boy on the Roof - On Demand!
Now everyone can see the show! We’re delighted to announce that our five-star touring production, Boy on the Roof, will be available to stream online - for two weeks only. Pre-booking is open now.
Boy on the Roof opens this week
We're hugely excited that our new production, Boy on the Roof, opens at Shoreditch Town Hall, London this week - part of MimeLondon 2024.
Funding success from Garfield Weston Foundation
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a grant from Garfield Weston Foundation, which will help fund our Creative Learning programme over the next two years.
We’re featured in the Journal of Dementia Care
We're delighted that our work has been featured in the Journal of Dementia Care - a multidisciplinary journal for all professional staff working with people with dementia.
We’ll be running a two-day masterclass at MimeLondon
We're delighted to be running a two-day masterclass in mask theatre as part of MimeLondon 2024. Why not book your place along with a ticket to Boy on the Roof?
Welcome to the Boy on the Roof cast
A huge Vamos Theatre welcome to our Boy on the Roof cast, who started rehearsals this week here in Worcester.
Honouring Liz
Vamos Theatre’s performance of Boy on the Roof at Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds will be held in honour of Vamos Amigo, Liz Norman.
Rachael attends APPG on Dementia at Westminster
Artistic Director, Rachael Savage, attended an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) in Westminster yesterday, to discuss the findings of the recent Inquiry into Barriers to Getting a Dementia Diagnosis.
Announcing Boy on the Roof tour dates!
We’re delighted to announce tour dates for our new production, Boy on the Roof, touring Jan-March 2024.
We’re taking our workshop for carers to Stratford Upon Avon
Listening with your Eyes, our workshop that helps build skills of empathy, insight and trust when working with people living with dementia, will be hosted by the Royal Shakespeare Company this October
We’ll be making Mischief this September
We are excited to be taking Mischief, our performance for people with sensory issues, learning disabilities and/or autism, and those living with dementia, back out on the road this month.
Teachers can save 10% on learning modules this September
We’re delighted to be offering 10% off modules in our digital learning area, mask.ED, for the whole of September.
Announcing our exciting three-year initiative for deaf young people
We're excited to be launching a series of residencies to introduce deaf students to full mask theatre and increase opportunities within the industry.
Celebrating the small wins
We're happy to be celebrating the first year of our Environmental Action Plan, designed to reduce the environmental impact of our theatre making and touring. How have we been doing?
We’ve had a ball Sharing the Joy
We've had a wonderful time touring with Sharing Joy, our show for people living with dementia, learning disabilities and other neurological conditions, which toured to care home and theatre venues across Worcestershire, Berkshire, West Midlands, Gloucestershire , Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
Come and support Vamos Central
Vamos Central, our group for adults aged 25 years+ with mild to moderate learning disabilities, would love friends, family and supporters to join them for a special sharing - it promises to be a lively and fun-filled time!
Sharing Joy heads out on tour
On Friday, we’re heading off for a brand new tour of Sharing Joy, a show created for people living with dementia, learning disabilities and other neurological conditions, visiting care homes, theatres, colleges and day centres.
We’re Sharing the Joy in June
We're delighted to announce that Sharing Joy, our popular show for care homes and venues, is heading out on tour this June across England.
We’re delighted to be part of MIMOS 2023
This summer we're running two exciting full mask masterclasses - one as part of MIMOS, the international mime festival in Perigueux, France, and one at our home base in Worcester. We'd love you to join us!
maskED goes global
For the last eight weeks, access to our digial learning area mask.ED has been enjoyed for free by teachers in over 15 countries across the globe.
We’ve won the Drama & Theatre Magazine Editor’s Award!
We're delighted to have been awarded a Drama & Theatre Magazine Education Award for our work in creating low cost, accessible drama resources.
Would you like to do some Playing Up?
We've created a new workshop for anyone interested in trying masks, playing games and having fun. Playing Up! is for everyone and absolutely no drama experience is needed.
Get our online drama resources completely free!
We’re nearly two weeks into FREE access to our online learning portal, mask.ED, and we’re getting some great feedback. Have you registered yet?
Introducing Vamos Central Youth
This May, we're delighted to be launching a new drama group for young people with mild to moderate learning disabilities, thanks to support from several charities.
Celebrating our funding success
Thank you to Arts Council England for awarding us three-year funding, retaining our status as a National Portfolio Organisation (NPO).
Welcome to our new Learning Intern
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Carden Stapleton as our new Learning Intern, thanks to the support of the Mo Siewcharran Fund.
Thanks to you, Rachael’s raised nearly six times her target for Ukraine
Thanks to your generous support, our Artistic Director Rachael has raised over £4000 for the people of Kherson, Ukraine.
Get completely free access to mask.ED!
To celebrate the launch of our latest digital learning module, access to mask.ED and its modules will be completely free for a limited time only!
Announcing our Environmental Action Plan
We are proud to announce our three-stage Environmental Action Plan, based on the One Planet Living framework.
Thank you for the Mischief!
Thank you to all the participants, venues and staff who've taken part in our touring project, Mischief.
Announcing Vamos Amigos Day 2022
Join us for our second Vamos Amigos Day – our chance to say a huge thank you to all our Amigos for their support over the last couple of years.
Catch us in Walkabout this autumn!
See old favourites and a brand new act in waiting at our autumn festivals line-up.
Would you like to join us as an intern?
We’re delighted to have been awarded funding from the Mo Siewcharran Fund to support an intern from an under-represented community in our Learning and Participation department.
We’re off to make Mischief!
This September, we're launching an interactive project for young people with sensory issues, learning disabilities and/or autism.
Delightful deliveries at Ensemble Festival!
Thank you to everyone who came to see us trial our new Walkabout act, Uber Happy, at Ensemble Festival, London this weekend.
Introducing Uber Happy
We are hugely excited to be trialling a new Walkabout show this month at Ensemble Festival, London - Uber Happy, celebrating the courageous and chaotic world of delivery drivers.
Can you help us research our next show?
As part of the research for our next show, which will explore community relationships, we're holding a series of Community Conversations across the country. We'd love you to join us!
Celebrating our Emerging Artists!
Congratulations to participants in this year's Vamos Emerging Artist programme, who have created a performance to be proud of.
Vamos Central to perform in Worcester
Come and support our group for adults aged 18 years plus with mild to moderate learning disabilities as they perform a celebration of the seasons.
Vamos Theatre takes part in Culture in Common
We’re delighted to have been chosen to be a creative contributor to Tune Up Arts’ Culture in Common, part of Birmingham 2022 Festival.
See the UK’s most exciting early-career mask actors
Join us for the Vamos Theatre Emerging Artist Class of 2022 Scratch Performance, Who is Next Door?
Walkabout all set to cause mischief and mayhem this summmer
Thanks to all our Walkabout actors for a fantastic two days preparing for this summer's festivals and events.
Brilliant to be part of Deaffest 2022
We were proud to be part of Deaffest, the UK's leading deaf-led film and arts festival.
Announcing the YouTube Premiere of Dead Good
On Thurs, June 30th, 2022 at 19:30pm (BST), we're hosting the online premiere of our acclaimed full mask theatre show, Dead Good - and it's absolutely free!
Introducing the Vamos Theatre Mask Library
We're now offering teachers and students the chance to try out mask theatre without the cost of purchasing a mask set.
Dead Good audiences raise money for the British Red Cross
Thank you to all our audience members at the Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton for raising a fantastic sum to help the British Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal.
We made it!
Thank you to all our wonderful audiences and venues for supporting our tour of Dead Good, which ended on Saturday.
Vamos Central partners with National Star College
Our group for adults with learning disabilities has joined forces with National Star College for an exciting new sharing and learning partnership.
Have you heard of a Death Café?
After a performance of Dead Good at MAC, BrumYODO are hosting a Death Café – a place to drink tea, eat cake and talk openly about death and dying.
An opportunity for young deaf actors
As part of our Emerging Artists programme, we are running two taster workshops for 18-24-year-old mask performers offering BSL interpretation.
Welcome to a Dead Good cast!
We're hugely excited to finally be back in the rehearsal room this week, as we start rehearsals for our upcoming tour of Dead Good.
Take part in our Vamos Emerging Artist programme
We're unveiling a scheme to find the next generation of mask theatre performers.
Celebrating Joy in a Box
Thank you to everyone who is helping make our Advent Activity Box a success as it goes out to care homes this Christmas.
Thanks to the Château de Praisnaud for stunning Dead Good location
Thank you to the owners of Château de Praisnaud in France, who gave us permission to film a new scene for our production Dead Good.
Welcome to our new Digital Learning Portal
We're pleased to announce the launch of mask.ED, our new digital learning portal providing support for teaching mask, devised and physical theatre.
Welcome to our new Dead Good tour team
We’re delighted to announce the cast and crew for our 2022 tour of Dead Good, which opens on Feb 3rd at the Swan Theatre in Worcester. And for mask theatre fans, it includes a very special treat indeed!
Celebrating our covid-safe learning programme
Like so many companies, the pandemic has had a big impact on our delivery of in-person learning, so we’re really delighted that our (covid safe) workshops are now firmly back on the map with students and professionals alike - something definitely worth celebrating. See what we’ve been up to…
Dead Good tour dates announcement
It's been a long time coming, but we are very excited to announce we'll be touring our production Dead Good in the Spring.
We’re casting
We are currently looking to cast performers for our upcoming UK tour of Dead Good, our show celebrating living and dying. The production, a co-commission with London International Mime Festival, will be on the road through Feb and into March 2022.
Welcome to Mary-Jayne!
We’re delighted that Mary-Jayne Russell de Clifford has taken on the role of Deaf Ambassador with the aim of engaging and connecting with the d/Deaf community.
All aboard!
We’ve recently welcomed new members to our Board of Trustees and are delighted to announce our new team.
Thank you for watching!
A year on from our BBC Culture in Quarantine commission, How Hard is Waving?, we've attracted brand new audiences to mask theatre - thank you to everyone who’s spread the word over the last 12 months.
Calling all teachers!
We’re delighted to be part of Worcestershire’s Creativity Exchange, an online event on July 6th (5- 6:30pm) that gives teachers chance to discuss how the curriculum can be revitalised and take part in creative activities and workshops.
Falling in love through double glazing
Our recent Covid-safe tour of care homes has proved a hit with residents and staff alike.
Congratulations to Vamos Central on film debut!
We're incredibly proud of members of Vamos Central, our Youth Theatre for adults with mild to moderate learning disabilities, on the premiere of their film, We're Still Here, made whilst in isolation.
Welcome to our actors in China!
This week we've started rehearsals over Zoom for performances featuring Chinese actors at the Modern Drama Valley Festival, Shanghai.
Communicating Through Covid Times
We’ve created an online course to help GPs and health professionals get the best out of communication during the pandemic.
We’re taking to the streets of Shanghai!
Vamos Theatre joins forces with the Inside Out Theatre, Beijing, to create a brand new festival performance.
Play’s the Thing!
Over 55? Want to connect with others? Join us for a special online playfulness and creativity course.
Celebrating The Wednesday Wave!
Thank you to everyone in the UK and beyond who have supported The Wednesday Wave over the last ten weeks. Here's to every person who went that extra mile...
What a year it’s been!
Celebrating what's been good about the year, and looking forward to seeing our audiences again in 2021!
Radio Leyland helps The Wednesday Wave in style
Volunteer run radio station Radio Leyland has taken up The Wednesday Wave with such enthusiasm they’ve got over 20 care homes waving!
We’re taking part in Giving Tuesday – will you join us?
Giving Tuesday, on Dec 1st, is a one day opportunity for us to give back to others - acts of kindness or support, giving our time or financial donations - keeping joy, hope and generosity alive and well.
It’s Joy in a Box!
Forget Advent Calendars, find out what we’re sharing with care homes this Christmas…
We are finalists!
We’re delighted that our work with and for people living with dementia has been selected as a finalist in this year’s National Dementia Care Awards.
Exciting start to our national loneliness campaign
The Wednesday Wave got off to a cracking start at its official launch this week at Stanfield Care Home, Worcester
Let the Waving Begin!
We're hugely excited to be launching The Wednesday Wave, a national and international campaign to combat loneliness during the current pandemic
We’re moving home!
From this week, we're moving home to the Swan Theatre in Worcester.
How Hard is Waving is released!
You can see our new BBC Culture in Quarantine commission from this week on BBC iplayer and social media.
BBC Culture in Quarantine success
We’re hugely excited to announce that we’ve been selected as a BBC Arts/Arts Council England Culture in Quarantine commission.
Sharing learning across the world
During the current crisis, we’ve been doing everything we can to share mask resources with teachers and students…
Dead Good tour cancelled
We have taken the sad but necessary decision to cancel the rest of the Dead Good tour with immediate effect.
We’re crowdfunding!
Can you help us tour our theatre show, Sharing Joy, to people living with life-limiting illnesses, including dementia?
Vamos Theatre joins forces with Regional Foster Families
We’re very excited to announce two major nationwide projects working alongside foster agency, Regional Foster Families (RFF).
Vamos Theatre wins support from Creative Scotland
We’re delighted to have received funding to further our work in Scotland.
Would you like your own Vamos Theatre masks?
We’re delighted to have a Vamos Theatre Mask Set now available to buy, featuring characters from all our productions…
An evening of New Beginnings
Join us at Worcester Arts Workshop for Vamos Youth Theatre and Vamos Central's end of term scratch night.
Getting fired up!
Thank you to all the supporters who came to our recent Amigos Day…
A right royal Amigos Day!
We’re having a special day to thank all our Vamos Amigos for their support, with chance to try out masks, meet staff and learn Amigos tips and tricks.
Announcing tour dates for Dead Good
We’re delighted to be announcing tour dates for our brand new production.
Stars on 45!
Come and see participants from our first Full Mask Foundation Course for emerging artists perform scenes from favourite Vamos Theatre shows.
Charities pledge support for Dead Good tour
Audiences will be able to ask questions and get support from end of life charities at most venues on our upcoming tour.
Cast and crew confirmed for Dead Good
Our brand new show about end of life tours from January 2020, and what a great team we have on board!
St Richard’s Hospice welcomes Vamos Theatre
Thank you to everyone from Men’s Space at St Richard’s for inviting us to talk and listen with the group last week.
Expanding our web content for BSL users
A big thanks to everyone involved in the making of our new BSL trailers, two new films which give BSL users more information about us and our work.
Rachael joins strategic government group on dementia
We’re very proud that our Artistic Director, Rachael Savage, has joined the Prime Minister’s Rural Dementia Task and Finish Group at Westminster.
Vamos Central gives debut public performance
Vamos Central did us proud last week, making their debut as part of Voices and Visions at Worcester Cathedral.
Introducing our new production for 2020…
We’re pleased to announce our brand new production, which will tour from January 2020
Thanks to our d/Deaf website consultants
A huge thank you to those from the d/Deaf community who took part in our recent website consultation.
Welcome Rhiannon!
A big Vamos Theatre welcome to Rhiannon Malbas, who has joined us as Administrator.
Keeping things chilled
We’ve been running Chilled Performances since 2015 and believe in them more than ever. We’ve three remaining on our current tour of A Brave Face – but what are they and are they open to everyone?
Opportunities, challenges and achievements
Our final Knowledge Sharing Day was a fantastic melting pot of ideas, inspiration and innovation – and certainly a day to remember.
Singing the praises of our partner venues…
It's fantastic to be able to share some more inspiring stories from our Strategic Touring venue partners, sharing the ways they are engaging people living with dementia.
Celebration and inspiration
On Feb 28th, we'll be celebrating the successes of our two-year Arts Council England-funded project engaging people living with dementia and their carers.
RSC launch first Dementia Group
As a result of its collaboration with us, the RSC hosted its very first Dementia Group last Friday.
Welcome to our A Brave Face tour team
A big Vamos Theatre welcome to our new tour team, who've started rehearsals this week for the spring tour of A Brave Face.
Free Mask Making Residency for Veterans
In March, we're holding a Mask Making Residency for Veterans living with Post Traumatic Stress (PTS/PTSD) and health professionals who care for them.