Julie’s Bicycle profiles rural touring theatre company Pentabus, as it attempts to give every facet of its work an ecological makeover.
With sustainability embedded into their core values, Pentabus are a great example of the action being taken in the growing green theatre movement.
Pentabus is a contemporary theatre company based in Shropshire. They produce original plays examining the place of the rural world in contemporary society for local and international audiences. Sustainability is embedded in Pentabus’ core values, and they want to be frontrunners in the growing green theatre movement. The producing theatre operates out of two barns and a former farm estate schoolhouse, touring productions all over the country.
Working within a Victorian building comes with its own complications, as the theatre is quite draughty and poorly insulated. Not to be discouraged, Pentabus has found ways to overcome this, ensuring that sustainability underlies their operations, the work they produce and how they engage with their audiences... Keep reading on Julie's Bicycle
Pentabus is a contemporary theatre company based in Shropshire. They produce original plays examining the place of the rural world in contemporary society for local and international audiences. Sustainability is embedded in Pentabus’ core values, and they want to be frontrunners in the growing green theatre movement. The producing theatre operates out of two barns and a former farm estate schoolhouse, touring productions all over the country.
Working within a Victorian building comes with its own complications, as the theatre is quite draughty and poorly insulated. Not to be discouraged, Pentabus has found ways to overcome this, ensuring that sustainability underlies their operations, the work they produce and how they engage with their audiences... Keep reading on Julie's Bicycle