The Incredible Playable Show



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Trailer


Created by game developer Alistair Aitcheson, The Incredible Playable Show is an interactive video game comedy show where you, the audience, take to the stage!

Become human buttons, take on the Power Rangers, zap each other with barcode scanners, and play Pac-Man using inflatable toys. Or sit back, and watch your friends literally become cogs in a hilarious machine!

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Upcoming shows

Bristol Improv Theatre
Double-bill with My Date with Pierce Brosnan

26 June 2025
Bristol, UK

The Front Room
Double-bill with My Date with Pierce Brosnan

15 Oct 2025
Weston Super Mare, UK

Gallery

Photos from Creative Coast 2017, taken by Sebastian Bularca

More images from Creative Coast can be found on the Facebook page

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Photos from Play18 Festival, Hamburg, credit to Initiative Creative Gaming

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Bookings

If you would like to book the show for your event, or have any queries about the show, please email Alistair at

games@alistairaitcheson.com

The show is ideal for all kinds of events, including games exhibitions, corporate events, teambuilding, birthday parties for children, birthday parties for adults and music festivals.

The Incredible Playable Show runs for 60 minutes for a 3-game show, or 90 minutes for a 4-game show. It can be performed with or without an interval.


Testimonials


As I get older, I lament the lack of opportunities to be silly, to have fun, and to act like a child again. However, the itch to do all of these things was satisfyingly scratched when Alistair brought The Incredible Playable Show to Norwich Games Festival in May 2025.

Whether it was the group of stakeholders, sponsors, games industry professionals and students at the Launch Party event, or at the public weekend family show, the audience had such a fun-filled and immersive experience and loved the opportunity to connect to different people.

I'm already planning the next event and can't wait to get Alistair involved!

Ellie Buchan - Events and Activities Producer - Norwich Games Festival


The Incredible Playable Show was the perfect way to launch this year’s Norwich Games Festival and we'd work with Alistair again in a heartbeat! Alistair’s energy, humour, and boundless creativity all fed into an entertaining show that transformed a crowd of reserved onlookers into enthusiastic participants. The result was buckets of laughing, shouting, shoving, and playing in the most unexpected of ways.

The Incredible Playable Show is a rare spectacle I'd encourage everyone to go see and be a part of. The performance blends theatre, games, and improvisation so seamlessly into a form that is fun, innovative, and unashamedly silly. Everything is made by Alistair himself, which is a window into the weird and wonderful creative mind of the showman himself, making the show truly unique.

Jake Montanarini - Course Leader - Norwich University of the Arts


Booking one of Alistair’s shows is always a guarantee for creative, chaotic fun! Because, yes, there is a method to the madness, a sound plan that keeps ticking away in the background and can always be implemented if needed – but arguably the best part of Alistair’s performances is how relentlessly committed he is to inviting participation and following through on ideas from the audience. That creates the kind of creative and spontaneous situations that can only ever happen by engendering just the right set of circumstances.

Alistair’s own stage persona also plays a big part here: He’s an unfailingly charming host who manages to make you feel safe and confident to be playful, because every laugh will be in good fun, and only ever at his expense.

Very much recommended! Will definitely book again!

Stefan Berendes - Festival Director - Game Days Osnabrück


Previous shows

2025 Revival

Norwich Games Festival

31 May 2025
Norwich, UK

People's Republic of Stokes Croft
Double-bill with My Date with Pierce Brosnan

13 Feb 2025
Bristol, UK

Original run

Guerilla Games Fest

2 October 2019
Madrid, Spain

Game Days Osnabrück

16 August 2019
Osnabrück, Germany

Develop Conference

11 July 2019
Brighton, UK

Children's Media Conference

3 - 4 July 2019
Sheffield, UK

Spielkulturfestival

7 March 2019
Remscheid, Germany

Tech Exeter

25 February 2019
Exeter, UK

Yorkshire Games Festival

10 - 11 February 2019
Bradford, UK

Overkill Festival

23 -25 November 2018
Enschede, The Netherlands

AdventureX

10 November 2018
British Library, London

Play18 Festival

2 November 2018
Hamburg, Germany

IndieCade Europe

20 October 2018
Paris, France

Playful Arts Festival

15 June 2018
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Sheffield DocFest

11 June 2018
Sheffield, UK

Bristol Improv Theatre

12 April 2018
Bristol, UK
Play This Show! Double Bill

Indie Garden Assembly

8 - 9 February 2018
Valenciennes, France

Play17 Festival

2 - 4 November 2017
Hamburg, Germany

IndieCade: Official Selection

7 October 2017
Los Angeles, USA

Bath Digital Festival

17 October 2017
Bath, UK

Develop Conference

12 July 2017
Brighton, UK

Nozstock Music Festival

21 July 2017
Herefordshire, UK

Bristol Improv Theatre

26 May 2017
Bristol, UK
Double Bill with Rising Ape

Creative Coast Festival

15 May 2017
Karlshamn, Sweden

EGX Rezzed Afterparty

1 April 2017
London, UK

ScreenShake Festival

11 Feb 2017
Antwerp, Belgium

National Videogame Arcade

21 - 23 Dec 2016
Nottingham, UK

Bristol Improv Theatre

2 Dec 2016
Bristol, UK

GameCity Festival

26 - 29 Oct 2016
Nottingham, UK


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