01 Jan 2022

Just for the record, in 2021 we produced eight shows, including two world premieres. They did spectacularly well, and were performed and stage managed by the best company members we... read more

20 Dec 2021

Bliss takes many forms, but this fortnight I’ve had the joy of reading the memoir of Derek Salberg, whose family ran the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham from the 1930’s to... read more

11 Dec 2021

If a fifteen-year-old schoolboy gave you his first musical to read, would you be completely honest? I recently read about a professional composer who was given the score a new... read more

21 Nov 2021

If anyone ever asked me about my theatrical ambitions, they were always straightforward: I hoped to have good parts, in good plays, with good directors. A few years later I... read more

29 Aug 2021

Today we performed our two shows at Big Feastival and it marked a turning point for the company. After eighteen months on the rollercoaster, it finally feels like we’ve reached... read more

28 Aug 2021

It was our last show at the Apollo today and we had a fabulous audience to send us off. I had one of those lovely experiences when you chance upon... read more

18 Aug 2021

Today was a strange and heartening day. We really enjoyed performing Barmy Britain at the Apollo in the morning, then I headed down to Tower Bridge Quay to watch two... read more

24 Jul 2021

Once again we’ve begun performing a brand new comedy and despite all the work we did in rehearsals, it’s only with an audience that we’re learning how to do it.... read more

22 Jul 2021

We’re having a very tough time in the theatre world but when it works, it’s like walking on air. Yesterday I had the rather wonderful experience of an easy morning... read more

23 Jun 2021

I was looking through photo albums this evening and came upon a photocall for the announcement of our first season in 1992. Our patron, Sir Derek Jacobi, had come up... read more