Auditions
10 & 13 September

Ready to take the stage?

Head to our website to sign up to auditions NOW! thickskintheatre.co.uk/generator

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Find out more from ThickSkin’s Artistic Director, Neil Bettles, about our exciting season right here.

thickskintheatre.co.uk/news

Climate Impact Series is an innovative, 3-part series introducing environmentally sustainable methods of theatre-making and is freely accessible as a resource for creative professionals.

#Driftwood is Produced with @pentabustheatre.bsky.social
#ClimateImpactSeries Created with Pigfoot Theatre.

Driftwood by Tim Foley is a heartwarming and timely story of two brothers grappling with their father’s death. As their hometown falls into decline, family rifts and political divides threaten to tear them apart while a mysterious figure made from driftwood stalks the shores at night.

New content for ThickSkin On Demand - accessible, affordable, high-quality theatre from the comfort of home.

Stream now
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Sign up to open auditions at The Engine Room, Wigan | 10 & 13 Sep
Tickets now on sale for performances in Wigan | 20–22 Nov
thickskintheatre.co.uk/generator

Fearless. Collaborative. Powered by young voices.

Supported by the National Lottery through @artscouncilengland.bsky.social, @wigancouncil.bsky.social and Three Monkies Trust.

Generator, a theatre company for young professionals.
ThickSkin is looking for ten talented young performers to join our Generator Company to create and perform a brand-new theatre piece, while fully immersing yourself in our innovative creative process.

Commissioned & produced by @rxtheatre.bsky.social, in association with ThickSkin. Created for the Royal Exchange Theatre’s mobile theatre, the Den.

This summer at Local Exchange Festival, Tyldesley | 15 – 16 August

thickskintheatre.co.uk/pigeon (on sale from 26 June)

Pigeon, a mystical folk tale by Joseph Walsh

Debs is on a mission to save the Bridge Pub, but something strange is slowly happening.

A play about community, family folklore and what it means to fly away and never return.

Direction & Sound Design by Neil Bettles. Designed by Eleanor Ferguson.

A Halloween offer at The Engine Room, Wigan | 24 Oct – 5 Nov

thickskintheatre.co.uk/itwalks

A theatrical horror brought to life with haunting tricks, chilling twists and a generous dose of dark humour.

The stage is set… for terror.

Directed by @neilbettles.bsky.social. Sound Design by Pete Malkin.

Supported by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social

UPCOMING SHOWS

It Walks Around The House At Night, a ghost story by @verbatimfoley.bsky.social

When an out-of-work actor takes a job playing a ghost at an old countryside manor, he expects a few cheap scares — but soon uncovers something far more frightening.

If you want to be part of a brand-new play, sign up for auditions now: www.royalexchange.co.uk/project/pigeon-community-cast-call-out/

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