Companies We Love
Across both venues we create and receive forward-thinking theatre chosen especially for you.
That means the work we produce is complimented with a diverse programme of visiting work. Many of the productions that you see on our stages are created by some of our favourite companies – the theatre-makers we love collaborating with and those who visit us regularly.
Click on the images below to discover more about the companies and collaborators we love.
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- Battersea Arts Centre
- Learn more about the company that nurtures a wide range of inventive theatre companies, artists and theatre makers.
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- Eclipse
- Learn more about the exceptional storytelling & new work from Britain’s foremost Black-led touring company.
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- Gecko
- Learn more about the creators of jaw-dropping physical theatre, combining dance, magic and ambition.
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- imitating the dog
- Learn more about the award-winning digital theatre-makers that tell bold, beautiful and surprising stories.
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- Lizzie Nunnery
- Learn more about the award-winning local playwright, poet, singer and songwriter who has a long and rich history with our theatres.
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- Middle Child
- Learn more about the Hull-based gig theatre-makers that bring people together for a good night out with big ideas.
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- Out of Joint
- Learn more about one of our longest established visiting companies who create epic, authentic and inquisitive theatre.
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- Spymonkey
- Learn more about the inventive and irreverent purveyors of surreal, slapstick comedy.
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- 1927
- Learn more about the technological innovators that create slick, stylish shows that are like a graphic novel burst into life.
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- Complicité
- Learn more about one of the world’s most exciting and unusual theatre companies.
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- Frantic Assembly
- Learn more about the internationally renowned physical theatre company with a bold, inimitable style.
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- Headlong
- Learn more about the bold and original theatre company that re-imagines classic stories and presents new plays.
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- Kneehigh
- Learn more about the cheerfully anarchic theatre company who create vigorous, accessible and exciting work.
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- Make Mend and Do
- Learn more about Liverpool actor and theatre-maker Mark Arends. His company creates innovative new work for children.
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- Northern Broadsides
- Learn more about the theatre company who deliver classic plays and new writing in a distinctive northern voice.
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- Shakespeare's Globe
- Learn more about the experts in bringing Shakespeare’s plays vividly to life. They’re regular visitors and long-term friends.