Dante or Die's acclaimed 'I Do' returns to London this January
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Marking the 20th birthday of Dante or Die, the company’s hugely successful immersive hit I Do returns for a brand-new tour across the UK - reimagined for a new decade of love, secrets, and celebration. It will run at the London Malmaison from 20th January to 8th February 2026 as part of Barbican's Scene Change season, before heading to sister Malmaison hotels in Reading (11th to 14th February) and Manchester Deansgate (18th to 22nd February).
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Set in a working hotel, I Do invites audiences to step inside six rooms where the final moments before a wedding unfold in parallel, each a jigsaw piece revealing a different view of the same tense moment in time. The best man’s speech is collapsing under pressure, the bride is torn between nerves and expectation, and family secrets ripple through the corridors.
Split into small groups, audiences move between rooms, uncovering fragments of a tangled family story as they become voyeurs to a series of intimate, overlapping stories; from old flames to hidden pregnancy tests. Every glance, touch, and whispered secret counts.
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Created & conceived by Daphna Attias and Terry O’Donovan, with text by Chloë Moss, I Do is a celebration of the beautiful mess of human connection - an intricate portrait of love and fear, told through Dante or Die’s signature blend of intimacy, detail, and cinematic theatricality.
The full cast is Geoff Atwell (Gordon), Alice Brittain (Lizzy), Fred Fergus (Nick), Manish Gandhi (Joe), Dauda Ladejobi (Tunde), Carla Langley (Georgina), Jonathan McGuinnes (David), Johanne Murdock (Helen),Tessie Orange-Turner (Abigail), Terry O’Donovan / Rowena Le Poer Trench (The Cleaner) and Fiona Watson (Eileen).
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Dante or Die's I Do runs at London Malmaison near Barbican station from 20th January to 8th February 2026. Tickets are priced from £35.00. To find out more and book tickets, visit barbican.org.uk.
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