Gear Shift is our new artist development programme, supported by Arts Council England. There are four places on the programme, and we’ll be working with the successful applicants from April to October to help develop environmental ideas, and help participants build their production, fundraising and marketing skills and network with other creatives in the sector
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Hi! I'm Jess. I've just finished performing The HandleBards' all-female version of As You Like It which we cycled across the UK in Summer 2017 and then recently revived to take to schools, theatres and festivals all over India and South-East Asia. We were happy to be away during the rain and the snow in February, but now we're back. And
Well folks, we're as baffled as you! But the news just in at HandleBards HQ this morning is that MP for Tatton, George Osbourne, is starting a new cycling theatre company to rival the HandleBards and he's calling them 'The Spokespeareans' All we know at the moment is that he intends to make his own bicycle over the next two
We here at HandleBards headquarters think that it's super important to always consider the impact your lifestyle has on the environment. We do appreciate that "it's not easy being green" [Kermit the Frog in The Muppets Sing Along circa 1994] and that your efforts can often feel, time consuming, expensive or like they're not making that much of a difference. Well, turn that frown upside
Elle Dillon Reams, Lianne Harvey, Lizzie Muncey and Lotte Tickner are the HandleBards' first ever all-female troupe. Together with their Tour Manager, Stephanie Withers, they're currently cycling 1000 miles from London to Edinburgh, whilst performing open-air Shakespeare en-route. We caught up with them, to find out what life on the road with one of the world's barmiest touring theatre companies is really
Lizzie Muncey uses a GoPro to show us what life on the road with the world's first cycling theatre troupe is really like.
Wondering what the best shows at the 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe are? There are certainly thousands to choose from, but so little time to see them all! We’ve made a list of our top picks, plays that we we think you should definitely go and see. So after you’ve been to all four of our shows outdoors at the Royal
The Edinburgh Fringe can be notoriously uncomfortable. During your time there you will inevitably get picked on by a comedian, forced to be a magician’s assistant, or (in the case of one of our dads last year) be a one-person team against 1000 other people in a show run by a man dressed in a dragon onesie. The major
Liam Mansfield, Stanton Plummer-Cambridge, Paul Hilliar and Matt Maltby are the HandleBards' all-male troupe. Together with their Tour Manager, Olly Jacques, they're currently cycling 1500 miles from London to Edinburgh. We caught up with them, to find out what life on the road is really like