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It's very hard to distillate horror and put it on stage. Theatre works on the separation between audience and performers, and the surprising effects that one can successfully employ live in performance are relatively limited by the realistic nature of the mean, therefore companies usually only rely on well-timed but ultimately cheap jump-scares to achieve their frightening goals.

Tickets are on sale for South London's premiere arts festival as it rockets into its second decade. To celebrate this landmark birthday, #WAF10 highlights ten projects which celebrate the artists, companies and organisations that have been part of been part of WAF's first ten years. These are the people who transformed the month of May in the London Borough into a melting pot of creativity, of dance performances, of cutting-edge comedy, theatrical delights, breathtaking circus, supercharged music and life-affirming outdoor arts.

Rachel Jackson on bringing Slutty Little Goldfish to the 2019 Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

VAULT Festival, one of the largest curated arts festivals in the world, has announced more than 400 shows for their 2019 programme. Now in its seventh year, VAULT Festival returns to London from 23rd January to 17th March with the best in new writing for theatre and comedy, immersive experiences, cabaret, live performance and late night parties. Their exciting and diverse programme features shows from more than 2,000 artists, with 53% of work being female-led and 25% of work coming from LGBTQIA+ artists. Starting in 2012 with only 25 shows and 7,000 attendees, VAULT Festival has become the fastest growing arts festival in the UK, hosting over 350 shows in 2018 and welcoming more than 70,000 audience members.

The ancient Greek gorgon, Medusa, has been reimagined and reincarnated as a feisty and foul-mouthed rock star in a new, creative production at Nuffield Southampton Theatres.

Performer and comedian Elf Lyons and a team of creatives have brought Medusa back to life in just three weeks.

Fresh off sold out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Soho Theatre, Stamptown Comedy Night returns to London with Knock2bag at Moth Club.

Another 28 incredible shows have gone on sale at Pleasance Edinburgh! With 51 shows now on sale, 2018 promises to be one of Pleasance's most exciting years to date. Comedy, theatre, circus, puppetry and much more fill this year's programme with a dazzling selection of entertainment.

Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith of The League of Gentlemen. and 2016 winner Richard Gadd presented the 2017 lastminute.com Edinburgh Comedy Awards today at a ceremony at the Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh.

Nica Burns, Director of the Awards has announced the shortlists for the lastminute.com Best Comedy Show and the lastminute.com Best Newcomer Awards.

BWW speaks to Lizzy Skrzypiec about bringing Murder, She Didn't Write to the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

BWW speaks to Yianni Agisilaou about bringing Pockets of Equality to the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

BWW speaks to Elf Lyons about her 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Swan.

BWW speaks to Elf Lyons about her 2016 Edinburgh Fringe show Pelican.

Now in its 11th year, Latitude Festival once again sets the bar high for summer festivals with the largest comedy line up in the UK, offering festival goers an unrivalled opportunity to see some of the biggest names in the industry, all over the same weekend.