The Crowd Creativity Show

Control the artist with your phone as he dances, draws, sings and writes poetry based on your secret messages!

Audience members will scan a QR code with their phones and send messages to the artist. Like an alchemist, he turns your suggestions into dance routines, artwork and poetry before your eyes!

Of course, you could also send him absolute nonsense. Maybe you try to confuse him and trip him up. You wouldn’t do a thing like that, would you?

Come away inspired by the beautiful performance art pieces created by the weird and wonderful wisdom of the crowd!

Recommended age 8+ Under 16s must be accompanied by a paying adult.

Attendees will need to bring a charged phone that is able to scan QR codes to participate in the show. 

Child £6, Adult £10

The Auditorium, The Forum

The Crowd Creativity Show is the latest creation from indie developer and professional clown Alistair Aitcheson. It has been performed around the world and won the grand prize at the Creative Gaming Awards in Hamburg in 2022.

Alistair is a Bristol-based indie developer who makes alternative-controller games and interactive stage shows. His games are played with controllers ranging from paper shredders to swimming pool inflatables, and he's often seen on Twitch making audience-controlled paintings. He loves encouraging players to get creative, break the rules, and make a mess.

A professional game developer since 2010, he's built games for iPhone, iPad and giant wall-mounted touchscreens. His debut show, The Incredible Playable Show, won the Jury Choice Award at the IndieCade Festival in Los Angeles 2017, and spurred him on to continue merging the worlds of theatre and video games.

His livestream show Artholomew Video's Stream Challenge was nominated for the A MAZE Awards in Berlin in 2022, and his latest shows have him merging video game technology with the world of clown.