The Factory Theatre Company

The Factory Theatre Company was created by Tim Evans and Alex Hassell in 2006.

The Factory's first production of a full-length play, Boiling Frogs, by Associate Member Steven Bloomer, premiered in September 2010. In October 2010 the company returned to Bristol Old Vic with both The Seagull and Round 2 as part of that year's Bristol Jam.

In March 2011 The Factory staged a special performance as part of one of the Victoria and Albert Museum's Friday Lates, before playing The Seagull, Hamlet and Round 2 at the Rose Theatre, Kingston for one week from April 11th.

The Factory have also collaborated extensively with BBC Radio, appearing twice on The Verb and working closely with Jeremy Mortimer, among others.

The Factory's cult-hit production of Hamlet, directed by Tim Carroll, initially played around London in secret locations, where the audience was informed where and when to turn up only a few days before the performances, and were also asked to provide the props by bringing any object of their choosing for the actors to use in the show. Each performance had a cameo appearance from either a well-known actor or an audience member. Cameos included Rufus Sewell, Kathryn Hunter, Josh Hartnett, James McAvoy and Nonso Anozie. In 2008 the show was performed at midnight at Shakespeare's Globe to a sold-out audience. In November that year it played at the Barka Theatre in Budapest, Hungary, for two nights. In 2009 it played in rep with The Seagull at both York Theatre Royal as part of the Takeover Festival and Bristol Old Vic as part of Bristol Jam.

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