Puncture The Screen 2026 - Full Festival Pass

Puncture The Screen is back for our fourth year, with even more data driven art and performance, plus a host of old favourites!

The festival is hosting digital artworks from some of the most exciting artists and performers in the UK, including:

• Cultural sTorIES by Chronic Insanity
• Sweat Tears and The Sea by Ellie Harrison
• The Lonely Garden by Lauren Brady
• Ghosts of Our Mothers by Lizzy Tan & Lois Liao
• D.I.A protocol by But Why?
• Paint By Numbers by Joe Strickland
• Endometreosis: Choose Your Own Adventure by Caterina Incisa
• Semblance Portrait by Maisie Shiplee
• All Roads Lead To Roe by RoeMan
• MALPER by Rachel Parry
• Handworked by Laurie Owen
• Milk Teeth by Hannah Raymond-Cox
• Next Door's Telly Has Games On by Amy Godliman
• Sharika Law by Noor Sobka
• plus more

There will also be workshops and masterclasses from the following, genre-defining, practitioners and companies, including:

• Chronic Insanity

More information about these expereinces and opportunities can be found by clicking here.

Many events at the festival are captioned, audio described, or come with BSL and other access features. A full list of festival access and content warnings can be found by clicking here.

We want this festival to show the full innovative strength of digital art and performance. We want to show off its accessibility, its sustainability, and its affordability for both creatives and audiences alike. We want people to learn how simple and rewarding making digital work can be, and to feel confident and inspired to make digital theatre and art of their own.

Find out more at puncturethescreen.com

The festival organisers, Chronic Insanity, are a theatre company from Nottingham that create and facilitate live performance and experiences in traditional, found, and digital spaces. They are currently in the middle of completing their fourth 12 shows in 12 months challenge. Find out more about them here

This event is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.