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Charlotte Bennett and Katie Posner, Joint Artistic Directors of Paines Plough, have announced the company’s plans for Autumn 2020. Performance plans include a two week new theatre festival THE PLACE I CALL HOME which will run from 19 October – 31 October. Delivered via Instagram, Zoom, email, WhatsApp and good old-fashioned post the digital festival... Continue Reading →
Paines Plough, one of the most celebrated new writing theatre companies in the UK who put the playwright at the centre of their work, is launching a series of new digital projects to connect national and international playwrights and audiences in response to the current global crisis. With freedom of travel currently restricted, the organisation... Continue Reading →
Paines Plough announces today their appointment of Holly Gladwell as their new Executive Producer. Holly joins Paines Plough from Rifco Theatre Company where she was General Manager, and will form an integral part of the company, newly led by Joint Artistic Directors Charlotte Bennett and Katie Posner. Holly has worked in theatre for over 15... Continue Reading →
Casting has today been announced for a new play by award-winning playwright Chloë Moss. Run Sister Run, a co-production between Paines Plough, Sheffield Theatres and Soho Theatre, explores the lives of two sisters and the different directions life takes them in as they desperately hold onto their unbreakable bond. The production is directed by Paines... Continue Reading →
Artistic Directors of Paines Plough Charlotte Bennett and Katie Posner have announced their inaugural programme for the company. The Live Out Loud Season celebrates some of the most exciting, distinctive, observant and entertaining voices in British theatre with commissioned writers including: Chris Bush; Chinonyerem Odimba; Phoebe Eclair-Powell; Charlotte Keatley; Chloë Moss; Ifeyinwa Frederick; Charlotte Josephine... Continue Reading →
Paines Plough have appointed Frankie Meredith as their 2019 fellow. THE BIG ROOM Playwright Fellowship is awarded annually to a writer of exceptional promise at the very start of their career. The Fellowship invites the writer to spend nine months on attachment to Paines Plough who design a bespoke programme for each individual to tailor... Continue Reading →
Artistic Directors of Paines Plough James Grieve and George Perrin today announced casting, creative team and tour for their final Roundabout season. Paines Plough’s award-winning portable in-the-round auditorium, Roundabout was conceived by Grieve and Perrin and launched in 2014. Roundabout will showcase three world premieres, On the Other Hand, We're Happy by Daf James, Dexter... Continue Reading →
Following news that James Grieve and George Perrin are stepping down after ten years at the helm of Paines Plough, Chair Kim Grant is delighted to announce that Charlotte Bennett and Katie Posner will take over as Joint Artistic Directors in August this year. Kim Grant said ‘We are really excited about this next new... Continue Reading →
Artistic Directors of Paines Plough James Grieve and George Perrin today announced the company’s Programme 2019, marking the final season from the pair who will step down later this year after nearly a decade at the helm. The programme celebrates some of the most exciting, distinctive, observant and entertaining voices in British theatre with commissioned writers including: Charley Miles, Nathan Bryon, Daf... Continue Reading →
Ahead of launching their 10th annual programme of new plays on tour, George Perrin and James Grieve have announced that they are stepping down as Artistic Directors of Paines Plough. Since 2010, the pair have produced 45 World Premieres by writers such as Mike Bartlett, Penelope Skinner, James Graham, Sabrina Mahfouz and Vinay Patel, touring them to... Continue Reading →
