Common Wealth

“Common Wealth will be changing the way we look at the world for years to come”

John McGrath, Manchester International Festival

“Common Wealth will be changing the way we look at the world for years to come”

John McGrath, National Theatre Wales

"The kind of ground-breaking company that takes theatre out of its comfort zones"

Joyce McMillan, Scotsman

Pictured: Re: Dress rehearsal of "We'Re Still Here", a play created by Rachel Trezise, Common Wealth and the National Theatre Wales about steelworkers, which will be performed in Byass Works, a disused industrial unit, in Port Talbot, south Wales, UK.

“The company who burst open our consciousness”

Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

Common Wealth

Common Wealth are based in Bradford and Cardiff and work around the world. We make site-specific theatre events that encompass electronic sound, new writing, visual design and verbatim. Our work is political and contemporary – based in the present day – the here and now. We make work that is relevant and addresses concerns of our times.

What we're up to

In Bradford we are currently in research and development for our new production Peaceophobia to find out more click here

In Cardiff we are working on Us Here Now a socially distanced photography exhibition with artist Jon Pountney to find out more click here

about 6 hours agoAnd we’re off!! #UsHereNow is going up - sharing the power & wealth of this incredible community! #stmellons… https://t.co/l3LoAOP75k
about 1 day agoTonight! At 7-8pm join @SpeakersCornerC for a session on their involvement as co-directors on #peaceophobia & young… https://t.co/Ls9ZvLajnK
about 1 day agoCatch Evie & the powerhouse that is @slunglowalan speaking Theatre & Social Change at the People’s Powerhouse Conve… https://t.co/bRdosbIUXA
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Common Wealth

What we're up to

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