The joys and challenges of choose your own adventure theatre

From immersive theatre to choose your own adventure cabaret, here are some key considerations for the exhilarating format.

In the history of contemporary art, artists and performers have often passed on autonomy and control over their work to audience members, challenging the idea of spectatorship.

‘My favourite thing about performing is connecting with people and being able to make them laugh or cry,’ said Queenie van de Zandt, who has been experimenting with Choose Your Own Adventure cabaret in the past couple of years.

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Celina Lei is ArtsHub's former Content Manager. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs, and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne. Instagram: @lleizy_