Malmaison London 20 Jan - 8 Feb (RETURNS ONLY)
As part of Barbican’s Scene Change season
Malmaison Reading 11 - 14 Feb (RETURNS ONLY)
As part of South Street’s SITELINES programme
Malmaison Manchester (Piccadilly) 18 - 22 Feb
In partnership with Lowry
I Do returns with fresh eyes on love, family, and chaos in the final ten minutes before a wedding.
Step into six rooms of a working hotel, each a jigsaw piece revealing a different view of the same tense moment in time. The best man’s last-minute speech is floundering, the bride’s caught between nerves and expectation, and family secrets ripple beneath the surface
Split into small groups, you’ll move between rooms, following intimate, overlapping stories - from old flames to hidden pregnancy tests. Audience members become voyeurs in a fully immersive experience where every glance, touch, and whispered secret counts.
Dante or Die invites you to be a guest at the beautifully messy build-up to ‘I do’ - where love and havoc collide in an unforgettable theatrical event.
For each performance of I Do, audiences experience the story in small groups moving through different rooms. We can’t guarantee you’ll be with your party - but that’s part of the fun! We encourage you to explore separately for a more surprising, personal experience of the show.
Running time: 1h 30m (no interval)
Age guidance: 14+ (contains some partial nudity and scenes of intimacy)
Accessibility: All performances are captioned. For more information about accessibility and booking a captioned slot please see venue websites.
This is a promenade show taking place across six hotel rooms where you'll be standing most of the time. If you have any access needs, please email the venue box office.
★★★★★ "There are searing performances all round and immaculate direction by Attias" - The Guardian
★★★★★ "Superbly acted and masterfully directed" - Metro
★★★★★ "a logistical marvel and an emotional rollercoaster" - London Theatre Reviews
★★★★ "I Do is a masterclass in site-specific theatre" - The Independent
★★★★ "Impressively choreographed plunge into fractured relations” - The Stage
★★★★ ‘Inventive, ingenious, deeply voyeuristic’ LondonTheatre1
★★★★ ‘Regret, rage and lust spill out in every direction’ Broadway World
"I Do is a feat of imaginative, logistically demanding stagecraft" - The Observer
- Creators Daphna Attias & Terry O'Donovan
- Writer Chloë Moss
- Director Daphna Attias
- Designer Jenny Hayton
- Movement Director Ayse Tashkiran
- Dramaturg Lucy Morrison
- Casting Hammond Cox
- Senior Producer Katherine Woodward
- Company Stage Manager Ellen Swailes
- Assistant Stage Manager Loiuisa Glading
- InSites Trainee programme:
- Assistant Director Louis Wharton
- Assistant Producer Denzel Ucheaguwa
- Assistant Stage Manager Alenya Sharpe
- Marketing Manager Vic Shead
- PR Manager Cliona Roberts
- Graphic Designer Studio 27eleven
- Promotional images Ludovic des Cognets
- Assistant Movement Director (on attachment) Ali Bianchi
I Do is presented in partnership with Barbican, South Street Reading and Lowry, with lead sponsorship from Malmaison Hotels.
The production is generously supported by Arts Council England and International Music & Art Foundation.
I Do was originally co-commissioned by the Almeida Festival and South Street Reading.