Upcoming Events
May Sandpit 2012: Sports and Game Shows
Friday 25 May, 6:30-10:00Come along to the Southbank Centre from 6:30-10:00 on Friday 25 May, for a free evening of games – new sports, reimagined game shows, competitive commentary, pen-and-paper pursuits, and much more.
There’ll be games to play and games to watch, games with comperes, and secret games hidden in corners. There’ll be scheduled games (book places from 6:30), games where the audience plays a role, and games you can just turn up to.
June Sandpit 2012: Performance
Monday 18 June, 6:30-10:00Come along to the Southbank Centre from 6:30-10:00 on Monday 18 June, for a free evening of games around the theme of performance. There’ll be games with music, games with dance and movement, games with theatre – and games that get the players performing, drumming, reading aloud, dancing and more.
July Sandpit 2012: Movement and Spectacle
15 July 2012, 2pm-6pmCome along to Holland Park from 2:00-6:00pm on Monday 18 June, for a free afternoon of games around the themes of movement and spectacle. There’ll be games with picnic blankets, processions down the pathways, music, deck chairs, bunting, walking tours and much more.
August Sandpit 2012: Families
August 2012In August we’ll be running a free afternoon of games for families – games that different age groups can play together, that work for adults and children. We’ll be confirming a date for the event soon.
The Building Is…
21 June to 12 August, 2012This summer, Hide&Seek will be playing in Paris.
We’re so excited to be able to announce our involvement with the upcoming exhibition Joue le Jeu at La Gaîté Lyrique, an amazing institution that opened in 2010, devoted to exploring digital culture. Their big summer exhibition this year will fill the building with astonishing games: a stupendous installation from Fred Deakin & Company, a gorgeous social strategy game from Eric Zimmerman and Nathalie Pozzi, a charmingly bewildering construction from Babycastles, and so much more… including our own The Building Is.
The Hide&Seek Weekender 2012
September 14-16, 2012Over the weekend of September 14-16 we’ll be at the Southbank Centre for the Hide&Seek Weekender: a free festival of games and play, spreading out across the South Bank.