Accessibility Improvements continue
Our team has been hard at work over the summer making even more accessibility improvements to our venue – this time in the auditorium itself. The reconfigured space allows for …
The Place Theatre secures funding from The Connolly Foundation to expand BRAVE Youth Theatre bursaries and outreach
We’re delighted to share that The Place Theatre has secured £5,000 in funding from The Connolly Foundation to support further bursary placements and outreach work for our BRAVE Youth Theatre …
River Festival – 18th & 19th July
We can’t wait for this years Bedford River Festival! If you are planning a trip to the festival, why not pop in and say hi to us? Our lovely team …
Thank you, Harpur Trust! We’ve been awarded £5,514 to refurbish our accessible toilet
We’re thrilled to share some brilliant news: The Place Theatre has been awarded £5,514.00 by the Harpur Trust to help us refurbish our accessible toilet facilities. Making our venue as …
Important information for our outdoor audiences this week.
Bedford is forecast to be extremely hot this week, and we want to make sure everyone attending the outdoor performance of Treasure Island stays safe and comfortable in the heat. …
We’ve been awarded £20,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund!
We have some wonderful news to share — The Place Theatre has been awarded £20,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund through their Awards for All programme, to help fund …
Pride, the planet and a love story for the end of the world
As we celebrate Pride Month and mark World Environment Day, we’re delighted to announce a powerful and unexpected new play coming to The Place on 11 July. This World Environment Day, we’re thinking about …
The Place Theatre Brings the Outdoors to Life This Summer
Live theatre under the open skies of Bedford The Place Theatre is thrilled to launch its summer outdoor performance season at The Place Outdoors. A space usually used as an …
Lady Maisery featured on Matthew Bannister’s multi-award-winning podcast
Lady Maisery, coming to The Place Theatre on 30th April have just been featured on Matthew Bannister’s multi-award-winnng podcast. The combined vocal and multi-instrumental talents of Rowan Rheingans, Hazel Askew …
A lovely review for The Place
We always love to get feedback – so thank you to for this lovely instagram comment following Swan Theatre Company’s production of Hamlet A lovely evening in Bedford at this …