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Cast Set For MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - Mar 31, 2026

SHakespeare's Globe will present Bertolt Brecht's MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN from 7 May to 27 June 2026, featuring a cast led by Michelle Terry as Mother Courage and directed by Elle While.
Rhys Warrington Is 2026 Jerwood Writer In Residence At Pentabus
by Stephi Wild - Mar 30, 2026

Rhys Warrington has been announced as the 2026 Jerwood Writer in Residence at Pentabus. The writer from South-West Wales will develop a new play during his residency at Pentabus in Ludlow.
Watermill Theatre Reveals Second Cohort Of Talent Development Programme, ‘Elemental’
by Stephi Wild - Feb 18, 2026

Newbury's Watermill Theatre has announced details of the four artists who will be part of the second cohort of their talent development programme, Elemental. Learn more here!
Shakespeare's Globe Reveals Summer Season 2026
by Stephi Wild - Jan 26, 2026

This summer, join Shakespeare's Globe for a season bursting with world-class artists, lesser-known classics, and much-loved plays, in two of the most iconic theatres in the world.
Sid Sagar Named First Ever Jerwood Writer In Residence At Pentabus
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 12, 2025

Pentabus has named writer and performer Sid Sagar as the new 2025 Jerwood Writer in Residence at Pentabus. Recruitment for the 2026 Writer in Residence continues.
Cast Set for EVEN MORE… GHOST STORIES BY CANDLELIGHT By Candelight Team
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 6, 2025

HighTide and Pentabus revealed the cast and creative team for the upcoming tour of Even More... Ghost Stories by Candlelight, which will travel across the East of England, and for the first time, the West of England. Learn more!
Cast Set For EVEN MORE… GHOST STORIES BY CANDLELIGHT
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2025

HighTide and Pentabus have announced the cast for the upcoming tour of Even More… Ghost Stories by Candlelight, which will travel across the East of England, and for the first time, the West of England, before a London run at Battersea Arts Centre.
Clare Slater Announces Her Final Season as High Tide Artistic Director
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 20, 2025

Artistic Director/CEO of HighTide, Clare Slater has announced her final season, completing her tenure which has seen a huge transformation for the East of England company. We have all of the details here!
Pentabus And HighTide to Present Ghost Stories Halloween Tour
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 20, 2025

Pentabus and HighTide will present Even More... Ghost Stories by Candelight. Directed by BAFTA-winning Pentabus Artistic Director Elle While and dramaturged by outgoing HighTide Artistic Director Clare Slater.
Applications Open For 10th Pentabus Writer-in-Residence
by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2025

This £12,000 bursary supports a playwright in the early stage of their career, providing them the opportunity to spend between 6 months and a year writing at Pentabus in Ludlow.
Pentabus Set to Launch Youth Theatre in September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 20, 2025

Award-winning theatre company Pentabus, helmed by BAFTA winning director Elle While, is launching a youth theatre, aimed at ages 11 - 14 and 15 - 18. Learn how to join!
Tickets to Pentabus Young Writers Showcase Now On Sale
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 15, 2025

Nine Young Writers from across the West Midlands will have their work performed at Ludlow Assembly Rooms. Graduates have gone on to Olivier award nominations, writing for ITV and Film4, and BBC Radio 4 commissions. Learn how to attend!
Marianne Elliott Joins Pentabus Board
by Stephi Wild - Apr 29, 2025

Marianne Elliott, the Olivier and Tony Award-winning director of War Horse and Angels in America joins Michelle Terry and others on the Pentabus board.
New National Writers Set For Pentabus
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2025

Eight emerging writers from England, Scotland, and Wales join the Pentabus National Young Writers development programme, which is delivered in association with Rural Media.
Pentabus Announce New Associate Artists
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2025

Artists are actor and writer Katie Elin-Salt (Celebrated Virgins), writer Sophie Ellerby (LIT), actor and director Naeem Hayat (Nora: A Doll's House), and writer Tom Powell (The Silence and the Noise).
Liv Hennessy Appointed Jerwood Writer-in-Residence at Pentabus theatre
by Stephi Wild - Dec 10, 2024

Liv Hennessy is the first ever Jerwood Writer-in-Residence at Pentabus theatre. She will take up the year long residency from January 2025. Learn more about her here!
DRIFTWOOD Will Embark on Major 2025 UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Nov 5, 2024

ThickSkin and rural touring company Pentabus will team up to remount their 2023 co-production, Driftwood by Tim Foley. Originally conceived and produced for rural touring, Driftwood will be scaled up for a national  tour in 2025. T
The Lowry Reveals New Year 2025 Contemporary Season
by Stephi Wild - Oct 31, 2024

From dance to comedy, drama, music, and juggling… Lowry has announced its contemporary season for early 2025. Featuring shows from national and international companies the season includes array of new theatre to kick off the New Year.
Guest Blog: Book Writer Jeanie O’Hare and Pentabus Artistic Director Elle While on MAKE GOOD: THE POST OFFICE SCANDAL
by Guest Author - Oct 29, 2024

Pentabus Artistic Director Elle While and book writer Jeanie O’Hare discuss the creation of Make Good: The Post Office Scandal, a new musical that is currently on a 25-venue tour of the UK, produced by Pentabus and New Perspectives.
Pentabus Reveals New Head of Engagement and Administrator
by Stephi Wild - Aug 13, 2024

Pentabus has announced the appointment of Joanna Freeman (pictured) as Head of Engagement and Nicola Simcock as Administrator. They join the company in August, working on Pentabus' 50th anniversary season. They join a female-led team at Pentabus.

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