Find secret packages, decipher code, follow enemy spies and uncover hidden treasures as London becomes a digital playground in this theatrical adventure across the South Bank

Written and Directed by Bertie Watkins

18th September to 16th November at 7.45pm

Start: SECRET LOCATION SE1. [TO BE EMAILED TO AUDIENCE MEMBERS ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THE SHOW] Meet at the Stone Circle outside the National Theatre | End: SECRET

Fifth Column explores the theatrical potential of augmented reality, near field communication and geocaching  (using GPS to locate hidden packages), creating an invisible war where technology is a weapon as audiences seek hidden doors, crack codes and hack enemy systems. Players conduct surveillance on other players as they embark on a race across London to uncover the truth behind the ambiguous Emergency Treasury Fund.

This two-part performance transforms London as we know it, taking the form of expeditions on the city’s streets followed by a performance in the Hacker’s Lair. The audience’s actions in the first section decide the story of the second, and further interaction there decides the end. Firing up competition between players, this is a show about discovery and the excitement and advantage of knowing something that someone else doesn’t.

New immersive theatre company CoLab creates new dimensions and experiences to tell a story. Featuring Bertie Watkins (Associate Producer on RIFT’s Macbeth at Balfron Tower), Deanna Rodger (the youngest ever UK Poetry Slam Champion), National Theatre wardrobe mistress Natalie Pryce and Jessica Rose Hall (whose credits include Secret Cinema).

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COMPETITION: Win 1x pair of tickets to attend Fifth Column at a secret location at 19:45 on Thursday 18th of September. To enter the competition, send an email to bojana@run-riot.com with the correct answer in the ‘subject’ box. The winner will be randomly selected.

Q: ‘Fifth column’ traditionally refers to

A: 1) overt or clandestine underminers  2) zone 5 in London 3) sport journalists