Our Place is Your Place
We are delighted to announce the installation of a new stairlift, significantly improving accessibility to the building’s first floor rehearsal and community spaces. The stairlift provides easier access to our
Get 25% off all tickets using the code FATHERJC25 Father JC – the Irish Drag Priest with mass appeal is taking a divine pilgrimage across the nation, bringing his big mass
Come and get involved! Join Bedford Drama Company today. For membership and/newsletter: https://bedforddramacompany.org.uk/contact-us/ Seizing the Skies may be over, but soon rehearsals for our Evening of Tom Stoppard will begin.
As October Half Term approaches we are on hand to give you a great selection of shows and events to keep the whole family entertained! We hope you can join
The Place Theatre rocked last night as we were treated to a musical journey celebrating the Music of Peter Green. Check out this review from one of our Front of
We are thrilled to welcome back Townsend Productions on 18th November with their latest production “We are The Lions Mr Manager”. If you are a regular to The Place you
Unfortunately, this months Playwrights Circle has had to be cancelled. The next session will be in October – and you can book your place here – https://www.theplacebedford.org.uk/shows/playwrights-circle/
In honour of Black History month we will be hosting an exhibition alongside Cultural Roots Sound System Museum, celebrating SoundSystem past, present and future. The month long exhibition runs from
Discover Magic in the Everyday: Local Performing Artist Kaye Leidoskope launches Early Years Sessions Rooted in Nature, Folklore and Imagination Families are invited to the Place Theatre to step into
We Are The Lions, Mr Manager, a show from Townsend Productions, coming to The Place on 18th November, has recently been featured on the BBC Radio Asian Network. Check out
2025 has been as successful year for us in terms of funding applications. We have received funding from The Linbury Trust and The Frank Branston Charitable Trust to help make
We are thrilled to have secured funding from The Linbury Trust to remove asbestos from tiles in one of our stairwells. This funding and the removal of the tiles (which has now
We WON! Thank you to everyone who voted for us in the regional finals of the Muddy Stiletto Awards – we are thrilled to say WE WON! We will now
Our Raise the Roof Campaign is our latest fundraiser which aims to help raise funds to replace our roof and pay for other essential repairs and maintenance needed at the
Bedford Players Trust & the team at The Place are naturally very disappointed at being passed over for
A slightly quieter week for us as we start to focus in our our next 2 events: LiveStream Weekender & The Game Play Festival 2023. We’ve been reaching out to
Well, that was an exciting & eventful start to the Game Play project 2022-24! We were over the moon to welcome Tom & Chloe from Upstart Theatre to Bedford over
Since late 2021, we have strived to improve the film offer in our venue. We have passionately curated seasons revolving around specific themes, exploring subjects that see little representation on
We are thrilled to announce that we are one of 37 groups to receive a grant from East London NHS Foundation Trust fund. Our community-focused arts project, Timeless Tales, in
Hi, again and welcome back to my blog. Today I have decided to do something a little different for this month’s blog installation. Today you guys are going to get
Film Suggestions for Home Viewing Happy Mondays Everyone! We’re continuing our theme of making every Monday night movie night. Unfortunately, we can’t screen a film at the venue this week,
Hello, I’m Sheila and I’m going to be taking over The Place’s blog for a while. Some of you may have had a brief introduction to me either through a
Great news! Thanks to some additional funding from Bedford Borough Council’s Town Centre Priority Fund we’re really excited that we’ll be able to move this wonderful live experience into Bedford
The Place Theatre is looking for a new team of resident review writers! Now entering its third year, the Resident Reviewers programme at The Place Bedford is running a
Join us for a free digital game jam exploring making games for change. The game jam will last a couple of hours – we’ll play games, talk about games and
Communities of Bedford – We need your help! With lighter evenings approaching and restrictions beginning to lift, The Place Bedford are looking forward to the Summer and planning what we
We all know that 2020 had a devastating impact on theatres across the country. At the Place Theatre we have worked tirelessly to adapt our approach in order to still
THIS HALF TERM – HEAD BACK TO THE STARS… AND BEYOND! Seekers, we need you! Join Alph, Betty and Gammo on their adventures through space, time and beyond in this
Bedford Players Trust is delighted to announce that The Place Bedford has received funding from the Government’s Cultural Recovery Fund as part of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and
We’ve been holding off talking about Christmas 2020 at The Place Theatre whilst we move a few things around and await further developments, but now we’ve had some more government
A Quick Introduction to Mel Frances My name is Mel – I make theatre and games. I create experiences that tell stories and offer space for people to be playful.
LADA DIY 2020 is supported by Game Play Festival, with funding from Arts Council England’s Project Grants and The Foyle Foundation A quick introduction to Louise Orwin & the project
A quick introduction to Robbie Taylor Hunt: AIRLOCK theatre I’ve been playing Dungeons & Dragons for about a year. I came to it through CollegeHumour’s Dimension20, where comedians play in
IT IS COMING BACK! If you were there this year you will remember the retro games, workshops, role-play games, interactive theatre, board games, Mario kart and more! Funded by the
GAME PLAY The Place Bedford, Artist Commission Proposal About the project: In 2020, The Place Bedford is very proud to announce that for the first time we will be commissioning
It’s been a long time coming, for reasons that we’ll hopefully be able to share with you all soon, but we’re finally in a position to launch some elements