The 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe has begun, and our all-female HandleBards troupe are days away from joining the rest of the global theatre community in the Scottish capital. However, the Fringe can be a tough place. There's a lot of stress, a lot of excitement, and little time to yourself. For the last few months, our Girls have
Four years ago I saw The Handlebards perform Romeo and Juliet in Edinburgh. It was a total joy. I thought: these women have to be either extremely adventurous or incredibly mad to be cycling the length of the UK and performing Shakespeare non-stop. Four years later - and halfway through my own HandleBards experience - I can tell
Hello! These words come from the mind of Ross Ford, second term GreenBard boyo. Having finished our 2018 Twelfth Night tour, I was itching to go again for this season, despite having faced some of the most intense physical pain while tackling some of the toughest hills in the country last year (here's looking at you, Dales and Peaks). Now,
Whilst The Girls are busy rehearsing, we thought it was high time that we introduced The Boys for this years all-male production of Much Ado About Nothing! You will recognise most of this motley crew from last summer - as three of them have decided to come back for another dose of hills, Shakespeare and of course
We're thrilled to be able to introduce the cast for our all-female production of The Tempest! Rehearsals are just around the corner for the Girls, so what better time for us to introduce you to our brand new all-female troupe for summer 2019. See what other acting roles they've had and discover their biggest adventures to date. Ellice Stevens - Green