You Me Bum Bum Train, The legendary immersive theatre show, return to London's west end November 2024 after an eight-year absence
Photo: Kirk Newmann
You Me Bum Bum Train (YMBBT), the legendary, boundary-pushing immersive show has announced its long-anticipated return to London's West End for November 2024. Founded by Kate Bond and Morgan Lloyd, You Me Bum Bum Train returns following a near-decade absence.
The show was previously named as one of The Times' 25 best plays of the century, won the Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer at The Evening Standard Awards in 2010, was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre at the Olivier Awards in 2013 and was the Barbican's fastest ever selling show.
You Me Bum Bum Train is a surreal, exhilarating, euphoric and mind-bending participatory experience that sends its audience, or ‘Passengers’, through a dream-like carousel of scenes, fantasies, and, in some cases, life-altering experiences. Loved by hundreds of thousands, yet shrouded in near-total secrecy, since 2004, YMBBT has redefined what it means to be part of an audience. For the last show in 2015, there were over 120,000 people applying for tickets in the first minute of release.
Photo: Kirk Newmann
YMBBT will open in London’s Covent Garden in November 2024. The show’s impact depends largely on Passengers having no idea what they are about to experience so they react authentically. Secrecy is therefore an integral aspect of You Me Bum Bum Train, with no details about the production released whatsoever. This ensures the show is experienced at its best, with the proven power to change lives and perspectives. All Passengers sign NDAs preventing them from sharing what they have experienced.
The ballot will close at 9pm BST on 17th September. Each ballot entry will allow passengers to book a maximum of two tickets which are priced at £99.99 + booking fee. Successful participants will receive an email on 20th September with a link to purchase their tickets. All unclaimed tickets will re-enter into a second ballot, the date of which is TBA. There will be a concessionary ballot ticket price for those on job seeker’s allowance.
Photo: Kirk Newmann
In addition to experiencing the show as a Passenger, You Me Bum Bum Train relies on a community of volunteers who come together and contribute their time, resources and skills to make a special, meaningful experience for audience members. Without this community, the project would not be affordable and would simply not exist. YMBBT offers free training and certification across production, stage management and performance. Many of the volunteers have gained newfound confidence and skills, and more come on board with each show, many of them ex-passengers who want to contribute to the next show themselves.
The ticket ballot for You Me Bum Bum Train opens on 3rd September at 10am via bumbumtrain.com. The show was run from November 2024 in a Central London location.
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