Offbeat Cabaret Duo ‘House of Blakewell’ face our quiz…
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We Can Make You Happy | VAULT Festival | February 25 – March 8 | 8pm | £13.50
Cabaret act House of Blakewell return to the VAULT Festival with their own inimitable take on happiness…
[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]”Alice and Harry have chosen to be happy. Alice has enrolled in an online mindfulness course. Harry has undertaken a comprehensive study of German existentialism. The pair sing and dance their way through positive psychology, Marxist economics and the 5:2 diet, but will the pressure to be constantly happy prove too much?”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Ahead of what promises to be a successful run at VAULT Festival (Book Tickets Here), we caught up with House of Blakewell and grilled them as only we know how…[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]
House of Blakewell: We Can Make You Happy @ VAULT Festival
Tell us a little about ‘We can make you happy’. What’s the message?
It’s a show the search for happiness and the pressure we feel trying to find it. We explore ways of becoming happy and question whether it’s possible to achieve constant happiness as an abstract goal. Through song, dance and woodwind duels.
What makes your shows different?
We tap-dance and sing power ballads about 16th-century philosophers.
As Vault veterans what advice would you give to a VAULT Festival newbie?
Reduce get-in stress with a simple low-tech, low-prop design. We never do this.
Red Bastard @ VAULT Festival
Are there any other events at VAULT Festival you would recommend?
There are so many fantastic acts. Music-wise, we’re excited to see Yve Blake and Silent Opera’s Don Giovanni, and we’re also determined to catch Red Bastard.
Who inspires you?
Elaine Stritch, Friedrich Nietzsche, Kermit the Frog.
What are your favourite places to go in London?
We love the noodles at Tre Viet on Mare Street. We also love the rice beer.
What are your favourite free or cheap things to do in London?
Harry is a big fan of Peckhamplex cinema – one of the cheapest in London. The views from the top of Nunhead Cemetery are also stunning. Apart from being a part of it ,which is really exciting, the VAULT Festival really is a brilliant arts festival with so much to see at great value.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
I am Joint Editor at To Do List. I like free, cheap & offbeat London, especially: cabaret, art, theatre, pop-ups, eating out, quirky films, museums, day trips, social enterprise & much more.
