Departure Lounge Festival

Departure Lounge Festival presented by In Good Company, Creative Producer

In Good Company's Departure Lounge Festival returned from 15 -17 July with events across Derby Theatre:

On-Stage, Online, Outside, and all Socially Distanced!

A diverse line-up of artists which includes stage productions, 1-1 experiential online performances, audio walks,

new scratch pieces and the ever-popular panel discussion moderated by Lyn Gardner

Digital Stage :

The Power of Independence Panel Discussion

Held on Zoom, this important discussion chaired by Lyn Gardner, in response to how many freelancers have come into view and are stepping up to be heard in a way they’ve not before, we wanted to provide some focus on the needs and successes in the independent sector.

36 Questions That Lead to Love By Lynn Lu

36 Questions that Lead to Love refers to a 20-year long study by the psychologist Arthur Aron and his team, that explores whether intimacy between two strangers can be accelerated by having them ask each other a specific series of personal questions.

Live Stage :

Political Party Disco Departure Lounge By Luca Rutherford

Fed up with politics? Don't want to talk about it? Dance it out instead. Treat yourself to an unashamed dance. Rage, laugh, cry, get your groove on and shake it all off.

Thousand Papers By ShumGhostJohn

Derived from the concept of community sculpture building, movement practices and East Asian traditions. ShumGhostJohn invites you to be part of this durational performance and installation.