THE X REPORT HOME Produced by Patrycja Dynowska, Poland / UK, 15mins Voila! Europe Festival, London | November 10-20, 2020 Nick Awde | THE X REPORT Through the small Zoom window of my mobile, Patrycja Dynowska looks comfortable sitting on her loo. I sense it’s a safe space, surrounded by the books and other stuff…

THE X REPORT HOME Produced by Julia Masli & Viggo Venn, Estonia / Norway / Russia / UK, 60mins Voila! Europe Festival, London | November 13-15, 2020 Nick Awde | THE X REPORT A handwritten sign pops up onscreen to the effect that the spirit of commedia dell’arte lies in players going into the public…

THE X REPORT HOME Simsalabim Productions, France, 55mins Voila! Europe Festival, London | November 9-22, 2020 Nick Awde | THE X REPORT The Escape of Iris Dupont – aka L’Evasion d’Iris Dupont – is a solo mask piece made as a direct artistic response to our Covid times. And although devised and performed within the specific…

THE X REPORT HOME Papersmokers, Austria/Italy/UK, 60mins Voila! Europe Festival, London | November 10-11, 2020 Nick Awde | THE X REPORT “I’m trying to become one of you – well, some of you…” And so begins Cecilia Gragnani’s gently ironic recounting of life as an Italian abroad – the ‘abroad’ in this case being the UK, where encounters…

THE X REPORT HOME Arlekin Players, presented by Cherry Orchard Festival, Russia/USA, 55mins Voila! Europe Festival, London | November 10-15, 2020 Nick Awde | THE X REPORT As if enacting a grim real-life script, failed and spewed out by a horrific children’s home system, feisty Natasha (Darya Denisova) enters Russia society with no direction or back-up…