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Ardent Theatre Company
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Ardent Theatre Company is a registered charity with a mission to end class inequality in theatre
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A huge thank you to Johnny Harris and our two Drifting actors Amirah Alabere and Olivia Israel for the post-show Q&A last night. What a brilliant, insightful conversation.

Drifting runs until Sat 22 November Southwark Playhouse
Tickets: tinyurl.com/A8-drifting

#workingclass #theatre #actors
November 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Just 4 performances left to catch our ⭐⭐⭐⭐ production of Drifting @swkplay.bsky.social

Drifting runs until Sat 22 November
Pay what you can (£2.50-£15.00)
🔗 TICKETS tinyurl.com/A8-drifting

Captioned performances Fri & Sat.

Photos: Mark Douet
November 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Join the conversation! We were interviewed by Gary Naylor for Broadway World, talking about the ARDENT8 project and addressing the class inequality in theatre. Check it out!

#BroadwayWorld #TheatreTalk #ClassInequality #Ardent8Project #TheatreInterview
Interview: 'We Don’t Treat Class With The Attention It Deserves': Ardent Theatre's Mark Sands and Andrew Muir on Bringing Underrepresented Groups to The London Stage
It’s easy to forget that, while we all know that theatres have four walls, they also have two doors. The one we all know has bright lights, glossy playbills, a welcoming foyer and, sometimes, a queue for a bag search, that mark of 21st century life. But where is the other? Hard to find, hard to get past a code pad for entry / scowling guard and hard to know what to do even if you’ve cleared those hurdles. You guessed it, it’s all a bit on the nose as a metaphor for breaking into theatre as a career.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Check out our interview with some of the Drifting cast!

DRIFTING | 18-22 NOVEMBER
Southwark Playhouse Borough
Pay what you can (£2.50-£15.00)
TICKETS: tinyurl.com/A8-drifting
Meet the cast of Drifting — Ardent Theatre Company
We caught up with some of our ARDENT8 actors just before they started rehearsals to see how they’re feeling about their upcoming production Drifting at Southwark Playhouse and their journey on the ARDENT8 programme so far.
www.ardenttheatre.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Drifting teaser video two has dropped!

DRIFTING | 18-22 NOV |
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Pay what you can (£2.50-£15.00)
TICKETS: tinyurl.com/A8-drifting

Video: Michael-David McKernan

#DriftingthePlay #TheatreInLondon #LondonTheatre #RehearsalSneakPeek #BehindtheScenes

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Drifting Rehearsals Video 2
YouTube video by Ardent Theatre Company
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November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Check out our first behind-the-scenes teaser trailer for Drifting!

DRIFTING | 18-22 NOV | @swkplay.bsky.social
Pay what you can (£2.50-£15.00)
TICKETS: tinyurl.com/A8-drifting

Video: Michael-David McKernan

#DriftingthePlay #TheatreInLondon #LondonTheatre #RehearsalSneakPeek #BehindtheScenes
Drifting Rehearsals Video 1
YouTube video by Ardent Theatre Company
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November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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We drifted into Day 1 of rehearsals at BOLD Elephant rehearsal studios for our upcoming production Drifting. Floor markup done, tick! First read-through done, tick!

🔗 Book tickets: tinyurl.com/A8-drifting

#DriftingthePlay #LondonTheatre #RehearsalSneakPeek #ExclusiveLook #BehindtheScenes
November 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Tickets have sold out for the opening night of Drifting and selling fast for the Thursday 20th show followed by the Johnny Harris Q&A. Just over 2 weeks to go. Book now to avoid missing out!

📅 18–22 Nov
🎭 Southwark Playhouse Borough
🎟️ Pay what you can (£2.50-£15.00)
🔗 Book: tinyurl.com/A8-drifting
October 31, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Just 3 weeks until our Drifting post-show Q&A with BAFTA nominated actor Johnny Harris. Tickets are selling fast! Don't miss out!

📅 Thu 20th Nov at Southwark Playhouse
🕢 7:30pm performance followed by Q&A
🔗 tinyurl.com/A8-drifting

#driftingtheplay #workingclass #actors #acting #theatre
October 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Olivia McGrath as the Stranger. DRIFTING is a poignant, poetic and darkly humorous exploration of a generation caught between inertia and ambition.

18–22 Nov | Southwark Playhouse
Pay what you can (£2.50-£15.00)
More Info: tinyurl.com/A8-drifting
Headshot: Jimmy Lee Portraits

October 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Yarrow Spillane as the Girlfriend. DRIFTING is a poignant, poetic and darkly humorous exploration of a generation caught between inertia and ambition.

18–22 Nov | Southwark Playhouse
Pay what you can (£2.50-£15.00)
More Info: tinyurl.com/A8-drifting
Headshot: Jimmy Lee Portraits

October 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Lewis Allen as the Manager. DRIFTING is a poignant, poetic and darkly humorous exploration of a generation caught between inertia and ambition.

18–22 Nov | Southwark Playhouse
Pay what you can (£2.50-£15.00)
More Info: tinyurl.com/A8-drifting
Headshot: Jimmy Lee Portraits

October 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Phoebe Woodbridge as the Mother. DRIFTING is a poignant, poetic and darkly humorous exploration of a generation caught between inertia and ambition.

18–22 Nov | Southwark Playhouse
Pay what you can (£2.50-£15.00)
More Info: tinyurl.com/A8-drifting
Headshot: Jimmy Lee Portraits

October 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Amirah Abimbola Alabere as the Work Colleague. DRIFTING is a poignant, poetic and darkly humorous exploration of a generation caught between inertia and ambition.

18–22 Nov | Southwark Playhouse
Pay what you can (£2.50-£15.00)
More Info: tinyurl.com/A8-drifting
Headshot: Jimmy Lee Portraits

October 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Toby Batt as the Father. DRIFTING is a poignant, poetic and darkly humorous exploration of a generation caught between inertia and ambition.

18–22 Nov | Southwark Playhouse
Pay what you can (£2.50-£15.00)
More Info: tinyurl.com/A8-drifting
Headshot: Jimmy Lee Portraits

October 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Olivia Israel as the Arcade Assistant. DRIFTING is a poignant, poetic and darkly humorous exploration of a generation caught between inertia and ambition.

18–22 Nov | Southwark Playhouse
Pay what you can (£2.50-£15.00)
More Info: tinyurl.com/A8-drifting
Headshot: Jimmy Lee Portraits
October 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Trae Walsh as the Young Man. DRIFTING is a poignant, poetic and darkly humorous exploration of a generation caught between inertia and ambition.

18–22 Nov | Southwark Playhouse
Pay what you can (£2.50-£15.00)
More Info: tinyurl.com/A8-drifting
Headshot: Jimmy Lee Portraits
October 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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We are very excited and honoured to announce that Johnny Harris will be joining some of the ARDENT8 actors as our special guest for the post-show Q&A following their performance of Drifting on Thursday 20th November @swkplay.bsky.social
Early booking advised! ➡️ tinyurl.com/A8-drifting
September 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Tickets are on sale for Drifting performed by the ARDENT8 ensemble. A poignant, poetic and darkly humorous exploration of a generation caught between inertia and ambition.

📅 18–22 Nov | 🕢 7:30pm | 🕒 Matinee Sat 3pm
@swkplay.bsky.social
🎟️ #PayWhatYouCan £2.50-£15

www.ardenttheatre.co.uk/drifting
Drifting — Ardent Theatre Company
By Andrew Muir
www.ardenttheatre.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Delighted to share this brilliant opportunity from our friends at @rtyds.bsky.social to support three working class mid-career directors to develop their practice in a mid-scale theatre for 18-months. Applications close on Thursday 18 September at 10am.

www.rtyds.co.uk/associate-ar...
Associate Artistic Director Residency (artists) - Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme - RTYDS
Fair Play Associate Artistic Director 2026-2027 RTYDS is partnering with three building-based theatre companies (outside of London) to each host a mid-career director or theatre maker from a working c...
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September 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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We are proud to launch our 10-year Manifesto for Change, calling for an end to class inequality in the theatre industry.

www.ardenttheatre.co.uk/manifesto

#ManifestoForChange #WorkingClassCreatives #TheatreEquity #theatre #workingclass #classequality #classequity
10-year Manifesto for Change — Ardent Theatre Company
Ardent's 10-year strategy to end class inequality in theatre
www.ardenttheatre.co.uk
June 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
ardenttheatre.bsky.social
We are proud to launch our 10-year Manifesto for Change, calling for an end to class inequality in the theatre industry.

www.ardenttheatre.co.uk/manifesto

#ManifestoForChange #WorkingClassCreatives #TheatreEquity #theatre #workingclass #classequality #classequity
10-year Manifesto for Change — Ardent Theatre Company
Ardent's 10-year strategy to end class inequality in theatre
www.ardenttheatre.co.uk
June 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Ardent’s Co-Creative Director Mark Sands was interviewed for an article for the Spring edition of Equity Magazine @equityuk.bsky.social to celebrate 50 years of @itc-arts.bsky.social The full article (starting page 26) is available online as a digital version of the Equity Magazine
Equity Magazine | Equity
Equity's award-winning magazine is published twice a year. You can view our online version or listen to the audio version of the Equity magazine.
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May 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Happy Tuesday! Check out this gorgeous Vanity Fair style photo of the ARDENT8 by the brilliant Jimmy Lee Portraits

#actors #vanityfair #photoshoot #jimmyleeportraits
April 22, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Our BIG GIVE appeal to raise money for our ARDENT8 ensemble is now live! Judi Dench, Emma Thompson, our chair David Harris and the Big Give have pledged £10K to support us if we can match their contribution £ for £. 10 days to raise £10K! Wed 5 - Fri 14 March.

More info: tinyurl.com/biggive2025
ARDENT8 Project 2025 – Big Give
ARDENT8 is an 18-month programme of workshops, mentoring and performance opportunities to support 8 young actors from low income backgrounds …
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March 5, 2025 at 9:04 AM