Morgan Lloyd & Kate Bond

Morgan Lloyd and Kate Bond are the creators of the interactive theatre performance You Me Bum Bum Train, launched in 2004. The show’s recent revival in London “has ignited an unparalleled cultural phenomenon”, said one person who nominated the pair.

“Their secretive, one‑at‑a‑time performance – set in a nondescript Shaftesbury Avenue office block – is theatrically breathtaking: intricate real‑world interiors, surreal scene‑jumps, and audience‑driven improvisation powered by hundreds of unpaid volunteers, all protected by strict NDAs,” they added.

“This latest incarnation underscores their legacy: more than 120,000 people applied within a minute for the mere 73 nightly tickets, making it the most-demanded production in the UK in years.”

Per the You Me Bum Bum Train website, “for the show to have maximum effect, the less you know the better”.

The nominator, however, added: “Lloyd and Bond’s commitment to community and empathy – describing the show as an 'empathy machine' that transforms perceptions and expands emotional bandwidth – has reshaped what immersive storytelling can achieve.

“Their re‑launch after an eight‑year hiatus demonstrates creative resilience and ambition: resurrecting what one reviewer dubbed ‘the vehicle for several lifetimes in 45 minutes’.”