Just over a month ago, as the rain beat a gentle pitter patter on the streets of London, we were readying ourselves for our first ever run on a West End Stage, transferring Education Education Education to the Trafalgar Studios. …

When someone asks about The Wardrobe Ensemble’s journey I often talk about how much we said ‘yes’ in those first, formative years. “Should we take our first show to Edinburgh, we’ll need to somehow raise £5000” — “Yes!”, “Should we take that same show to America, borrow a rickety car…

Hey, I’m Tom Crosley-Thorne A.K.A. “Chum” the composer for South Western. I am an associate artist of The Wardrobe Ensemble and I previously wrote and performed the music for 1972: The Future of Sex and Wind in the Willows. In this blog I’m just going to write a brief summary…

Last week, we packed our city-slicker suitcases and headed down the M5 to a Cornish riverside town called Lostwithiel. We were there to R&D (research and develop) our new show for the Tobacco Factory: South Western. We went into the week excited about what this show could be; each of…

To the Bike Shed… Thank you. Thank you for being a constant source of support, guidance and trust for almost the entirety of our existence as a company. Thank you for nurturing us at a time in our artistic development when we needed it most. Thank you for taking a…

We have had a very fruitful first week of R&D at Travelling Light! Hannah and I were very excited to borrow Travelling Light’s van. …

We’re back in the room. Twelve of us. The whole gang. After making a few projects with smaller numbers from the ensemble it’s exciting to have so many minds, and bodies and storytellers in the room again. We’re bringing ideas from previous R&D’s into the room but we’ve also been…

Rehearsing Little Tim and The Brave Sea Captain — Ahoy there sailors! Greetings from S.S. Bubbletub! (I’ve just noted it’s CHILDREN’S DAY — so this blog feels rather fitting.) 6 years ago The Wardrobe Ensemble formed through piloting the first Made In Bristol project at Bristol Old Vic. This year we are making their studio younger years Christmas show…

Tom and Edie have been working with the brilliant Philippa Hogg to make The Forever Machine, which opens on Monday at the Bike Shed Theatre. Here’s Philippa’s blog from the first week of rehearsals: We’ve just finished the first week of rehearsals for the Forever Machine, and what an exciting…